* Short Run Costs A period of time in which the quantity of some inputs cannot be increased beyond the fixed amount that is available. For example‚ what quantity of inventory to order is a short run decision. Whether or not to build a new factory would be considered a long run decision. 1. Total fixed Coast The total fixed cost curve graphically represents the relation between total fixed costs incurred by a firm in the short-run production of a good or service and the quantity produced
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The average variable cost (AVC) in the short run and long run is ‘U’ shaped. Average variable cost is the total variable cost per unit of output‚ found by dividing total variable cost by the quantity of output. Thus if a firm produces X2 units of a commodity at a total variable cost of TVx2 the AVC of producing these two units of output is given as Average variable cost decreases with additional production at relatively small quantities of output and then eventually increases with relatively
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Quiz: If Boeing produces 9 jets per month‚ its long-run total cost is $9.0 million per month. If it produces 10 jet pre month‚ it long-run total cost $9.5 million per month. Does Boeing exhibit economies or diseconomies of scale? * The long-run average total cost of producing 9 planes is $9 million /9 = $1 million. The long-run average total cost of producing10 planes is $9.5 million / 10 =$0.95 million. Since the long-run average total cost declines as the number of planes increases‚ Boeing exhibits
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10/12/04 4:49 PM Page 259 8 C H A P T E R COST CURVES 8.1 LONG-RUN COST CURVES APPLICATION 8.1 The Long Run Cost of Trucking APPLICATION 8.2 The Costs of Higher Education APPLICATION 8.3 Economies of Scale in Refining Alumina? APPLICATION 8.4 Hospitals Are Businesses Too APPLICATION 8.5 Tracking Railroad Costs APPLICATION 8.6 Economies of Scope for the 8.2 S H O RT- R U N C O ST C U RV E S 8.3 SPECIAL TOPICS IN COST Swoosh Experience Reduces Costs of Computer Chips APPLICATION 8.7 8.4
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We already know that following are the important cost concepts related to the production process of a firm: • Fixed Cost • Varibale Cost • Average Cost • Marginal Cost please refer to following page Introduction to Cost Concepts to understand various cost concepts in detail. Here we will briefly state again the meaning of above stated cost concepts for better understanding of the module on short run cost analysis. Fixed Cost is that cost which does not change (that is either goes up or
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Technology on Production and Short-run Curves Technology is the knowledge of using tools and machines to do tasks more efficiently. We use technology to control the world we live in. Since the art of making fire and creating handcrafted tools‚ our civilization has come a long way. Technology today has a great importance on production. Every advancement on technology makes the production easier‚ quicker and at a low cost. Technology has a great impact on short-run curves by when technology advances
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relationship between the average cost and marginal cost curve? Answer: We usually assume that the Average Cost curve is U shaped The MC curve will intercept the AC curves at its minimum point. When AC is decreasing‚ MC lies below AC - because when MC is below AC‚ producing an extra unit of output will pull down average cots When AC is increasing‚ MC lies above AC - because when MC is above AC‚ producing an extra unit of output will raise average costs Therefore MC will intercept the AC curve at its minimum
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TOTAL PRODUCT CURVE: A curve that graphically represents the relation between total production by a firm in the short run and the quantity of a variable input added to a fixed input. When constructing this curve‚ it is assumed that total product changes from changes in the quantity of a variable input (like labor)‚ while other inputs (like capital) are fixed. This is one of three key product curves used in the analysis of short-run production. The other two are marginal product curve and average
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onomics 1. The chief economist for Argus Corporation‚ a large appliance manufacturer‚ estimated the firm’s short-run cost function for vacuum cleaners using an average variable cost function of the form. AVC= a + bQ+ cQ^2 (the 2 is suppose to be exponent) Where AVC=dollars per vacuum cleaner and Q=number of vacuum cleaners produced each month. Total fixed cost each month is $180‚000. The following results were obtained: Dependent Variable:AVC R-Square
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Cost and Revenue Curves J Bara ECO/533 Economics for Managerial Decision Making PA04MBA10 April 7‚ 2005 1. Total profit is the product of profit per unit and the quantity. To maximize profit‚ quantity is chosen at the point where marginal cost (MR) is equal to marginal revenue (MR) which is where the two graphs intersect. This is the ideal situation to a profit seeking company. Since price is greater than the Average Total Cost (ATC)‚ for each unit sold the profit per unit is simply the
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