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Graphically, it is the point where the graph intersects the y-axis. It gives the value of the y-variable when the x-variable is 0. If, to take a simplistic example, x represented the number of units produced by a firm, and y was the total cost, then the y-intercept would represent the fixed costs - the amount the firm would have to pay even if it produced nothing - eg for land, rent etc.

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