When do firms decide to shut down production in the short run? Explain it. How is the short-run average cost curve and the long-run average cost curve-shaped? What is the difference between them?

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  1.  When do firms decide to shut down production in the short run? Explain it.
  2. How is the short-run average cost curve and the long-run average cost curve-shaped? What is the difference between them? 
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