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Describe the influences on the shape of the short run total cost average cost and marginal cost curves in a firm?
The shape of the short-run total cost (TC), average cost (AC), and marginal cost (MC) curves in a firm is influenced by the law of diminishing marginal returns, which occurs when adding more of a variable input (like labor) to a fixed input (like machinery) leads to smaller increases in output. Initially, costs may decrease as production increases due to efficiencies, but eventually, costs rise as additional inputs yield less output. Fixed costs shape the AC curve, while variable costs influence both AC and MC curves. The interplay of these factors creates U-shaped curves for AC and MC, reflecting the initial decline and subsequent rise in costs.
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Relationship between marginal cost and average total cost?
The cost curves best tells us the relationship between the marginal cost and average total cost. The average fixed cost (AFC) curve will decline as additional units are produced, and continue to decline.
What are typical shapes of marginal-benefit curves?
Marginal Benefit curve is usually downward sloping, while Marginal Cost is usually upward sloping.
Why do the demand and marginal revenue curves coincide?
Because in Pure Competition, Demand equals Price, and Price equals Marginal Revenue;hence, Demand equals Marginal revenue.
Identify the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market and explain how the marginal revenue marginal cost average revenue average variable cost average total cost and price curves all interact?
Characteristics of Perfectly Competitive Market: Free entry / exit (no barriers to entry) Firms produce homogenous products There is perfect knowledge of the market Many Seller and Buyers Seller is a passive price taker Marginal Revenue Curve = Average Revenue = Price = Demand Curve for individual firm. The curve is constant Marginal Cost Curve intersects both Average Variable Cost and Average Total Cost curves at their minimum point Profit Maximisation output level is when MR = MC (find intersect point and draw line down to Q axis)
Explain how the diminishing returns influences the shape of the variable cost and total cost curves?
how diminishing returns influences the shapes of the variable-cost and total-cost curves
Relationship between marginal cost and average total cost?
The cost curves best tells us the relationship between the marginal cost and average total cost. The average fixed cost (AFC) curve will decline as additional units are produced, and continue to decline.
What are typical shapes of marginal-benefit curves?
Marginal Benefit curve is usually downward sloping, while Marginal Cost is usually upward sloping.
What is the relationship between marginal cost and average cost curves?
Margianal cost curve crosses the average total cost curve at the lowest point on the average total cost curve to be socially and ecomonical efficient.
Why do the demand and marginal revenue curves coincide?
Because in Pure Competition, Demand equals Price, and Price equals Marginal Revenue;hence, Demand equals Marginal revenue.
Identify the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market and explain how the marginal revenue marginal cost average revenue average variable cost average total cost and price curves all interact?
Characteristics of Perfectly Competitive Market: Free entry / exit (no barriers to entry) Firms produce homogenous products There is perfect knowledge of the market Many Seller and Buyers Seller is a passive price taker Marginal Revenue Curve = Average Revenue = Price = Demand Curve for individual firm. The curve is constant Marginal Cost Curve intersects both Average Variable Cost and Average Total Cost curves at their minimum point Profit Maximisation output level is when MR = MC (find intersect point and draw line down to Q axis)
Explain how the diminishing returns influences the shape of the variable cost and total cost curves?
how diminishing returns influences the shapes of the variable-cost and total-cost curves
Why does MC curve intersect AVC andATC fromits bottom?
The Marginal Cost (MC) curve intersects both the Average Variable Cost (AVC) and Average Total Cost (ATC) curves from below because when MC is less than AVC or ATC, it pulls the average down as additional units are produced. When MC equals AVC or ATC, it indicates that the cost of producing one more unit is exactly equal to the average cost, at which point the average costs are at their minimum. Thus, the intersection occurs at the lowest point of the AVC and ATC curves, illustrating the relationship between marginal and average costs.
Q3 Explain briefly the technique of marginal costing In what ways do you consider this?
The marginal cost of an additional unit of output is the cost of the additional inputs needed to produce that output. More formally, the marginal cost is the derivative of total production costs with respect to the level of output. Marginal cost and average cost can differ greatly. For example, suppose it costs $1000 to produce 100 units and $1020 to produce 101 units. The average cost per unit is $10, but the marginal cost of the 101st unit is $20 The Econ Model applications Perfect Competition and Monopoly emphasize the roles of average cost and marginal cost curves. The short movie Derive a Supply Curve (40 seconds) shows an excerpt from the Perfect Competition presentation that derives a supply curve from profit maximizing behavior and a marginal cost curve.
Describe the position of the letter a seen of the microscope?
the position of the letter is curves
Why monopoly is inefficient and perfect competition efficient?
It is assumed that they are producing on the lowest point of their Average Total Cost curves, therefore producing the maximum possible output from available inputs and so productively efficient. They are also allocatively efficient because Price is equal to Marginal Cost.
Why some long-run average cost curves are steeper on the downward side than others?
why some long-run average cost curves are steeper on the downward side than others.
Why are indifference curves convex?
Indifference curves are convex because of the principle of diminishing marginal rate of substitution. This means that as a person consumes more of one good, they are willing to give up less of another good to maintain the same level of satisfaction. This leads to a convex shape on the indifference curve.
