A2 Markets & Market Systems Short Run and Long Run Production | | As part of our introduction to the theory of the firm‚ we first consider the nature of production of different goods and services in the short and long run. The concept of a production functionThe production function is a mathematical expression which relates the quantity of factor inputs to the quantity of outputs that result. We make use of three measures of production / productivity. * Total product is simply the total
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Enron is a company that specializes in energy and power industry. They provide gas‚ oil‚ and electrical services worldwide. These comprise wholesale services‚ retail energy services‚ broadband services‚ and transportation services. They have reported revenues of $100.789billion‚ $40.112billion‚ and $31.260 billion for the years 2000‚ 1999‚ and 1998 respectively. This is a growth of 151.3% from year 1999 to 2000 and 28.3% from 1998 to 1999. This is unparalleled in the relatively stable energy business
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Long Run Equilibrium (A) Firm and Industry: A competitive market is made up of a large number of firms with complete freedom of entry. Such firms together are called competitive industry. An industry can be defined as a group of firms producing homogeneous products with freedom of entry and exit and which earn only normal profits. Hence the concept of an industry is applicable only under competitive conditions. There is no fixed size of an industry though the analytical stability of an industry
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Economics 503 Foundations of Economic Analysis Assigned: Week 4 Due: Week 5 1. Using aggregate demand‚ short-run aggregate supply and long-run aggregate supply curves‚ explain the process by which each of the following economic events will move the economy from one long-run macroeconomic equilibrium to another. Illustrate with diagrams. In each case‚ what are the short-run and long-run effects on the aggregate price level and aggregate output? a. There is a decrease in households’ wealth due
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surprise: investment is not the key to growth (by Easterly) * Investment cannot be the source of growth in the long run * The belief of increasing buildings and machinery is the fundamental determinant of growth = capital fundamentalism * Investment increases machine per worker would lead to diminish return in long run * Technological progress is the key to growth in long run because it increases the productivity of the machine itself rather than machine per worker * Labor-saving technology
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Appendix 1: United Overseas Bank Pte Ltd - Performance Appraisal Form………………....... 14 Appendix 2: Club21 Pet Ltd: Performance Appraisal Form…………………………………….20 A Comparative Study of Performance Appraisal Systems of United Overseas Bank Ltd and Club21 Pte Ltd 1. Introduction Performance Appraisal is the systematic evaluations which focus on employees’ performance and understanding their abilities for further growth and development. Performance Appraisal is one of the main streams
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LONG-RUN EQUILIBRIUM OF A FIRM UNDER PERFECT COMPETITION In the long run‚ a firm in the perfectly competitive market can earn only normal profit. So‚ the profit maximization under long run is: (1)Necessary condition P=LMR=LAR=LMC=LAC (2)Sufficient condition Slope of MC > Slope of MR We can establish this condition from the following analysis. In the above diagram for any market price OP1 the existing firms can earn supernormal profit as for the equilibrium output level OQ1. The average
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The Effects of Employee Satisfaction on Company Financial Performance “People are our most valuable asset.” “Our employees come first.” “We’re only as strong as our people.” These declarative statements have been a staple of the American workplace for decades. Yet judging by their routine growth strategies‚ countless senior management teams seem to be in denial of just how accurate those statements are. While most organizations typically emphasize generating new business and cutting costs‚ a rapidly
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outputs by firms in order to earn profit. Production can be divided into two types‚ that is short-run production and long-run production. Production in the short-run is the production period of time over which at least one factor is fixed as production in the long-run is the production period of time long enough for all factors to be varied. As mentioned by Sloman‚ (2004)‚ production in the short-run is subject to diminishing returns. The law of diminishing (marginal) return applies whereby there
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