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CostsCosts
Short-run costs
Total cost
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Output(Q)
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TFC(R)
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Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X
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TFC
Output(Q)
01234567
TFC(R)
1212121212121212
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TFC
Output(Q)
01234567
TFC(R)
1212121212121212
TVC(R)
010162128406091
Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X
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TVC
Output(Q)
01234567
TFC(R)
1212121212121212
TVC(R)
010162128406091
TFC
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TVC
TFC
Diminishing marginalreturns set in here
Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X
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TVC
Output(Q)
01234567
TFC(R)
1212121212121212
TVC(R)
010162128406091
TFC
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TVC
TFC
Output(Q)
01234567
TFC(R)
1212121212121212
TVC(R)
010162128406091
TC(R)
12222833405272
103
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TCOutput
(Q)
01234567
TFC(R)
1212121212121212
TVC(R)
010162128406091
TC(R)
12222833405272
103
TVC
TFC
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TC
TVC
TFC
Diminishing marginalreturns set in here
Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X
Short-run costs
Marginal cost= TC / Q
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Deriving marginal costsDeriving marginal costs
Q TC MC0 12 1 22 2 28 3 33 4 40 5 52 6 72 7 103
10 6 5 7122031
Costs (R)
TC
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Deriving marginal costsDeriving marginal costs
Q TC MC0 12 1 22 2 28 3 33 4 40 5 52 6 72 7 103
10 6 5 7122031
Costs (R)
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Q TC MC0 12 1 22 2 28 3 33 4 40 5 52 6 72 7 103
10 6 5 7122031
TC
TC = 12
Q = 1
Costs (R) Deriving marginal costsDeriving marginal costs
TC
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MCDiminishingreturns set
in here
Costs (R) Deriving marginal costsDeriving marginal costs
Q TC MC0 12 1 22 2 28 3 33 4 40 5 52 6 72 7 103
10 6 5 7122031
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MC
Costs (R) Deriving marginal costsDeriving marginal costs
Diminishing marginalreturns set in here
Short-run costs
Average cost=TC / Q
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Costs (R)
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Q TVC AVC0 0 -1 10 102 16 83 21 74 28 75 40 86 60 107 91 13
Costs (R)
AFC
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Q TVC AVC0 0 -1 10 102 16 83 21 74 28 75 40 86 60 107 91 13
Costs (R)
AFC
AVC
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Q TC AC0 12 1 22 222 28 143 33 114 40 105 52 10.46 72 127 103 14.7
Costs (R)
AFC
AVC
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Q TC AC0 12 1 22 222 28 143 33 114 40 105 52 10.46 72 127 103 14.7
Costs (R)
AC
AFC
AVC
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Q TC MC0 12 1 22 2 28 3 33 4 40 5 52 6 72 7 103
10 6 5 7122031
Costs (R)
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MC
Q TC MC0 12 1 22 2 28 3 33 4 40 5 52 6 72 7 103
10 6 5 7122031
Costs (R)
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Q TC MC AC0 12 1 22 2 28 3 33 4 40 5 52 6 72 7 103
10 6 5 7122031
MC -2214111010.41214.7
Costs (R)
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Q TC MC AC0 12 1 22 2 28 3 33 4 40 5 52 6 72 7 103
10 6 5 7122031
MC -2214111010.41214.7
Costs (R)
AC
Output (Q)
Co
sts
(R)
AFC
AVC
MC
x
AC
z
y
Average and marginal costs
Long-run costs
Long-run costs=TC / Q
Alternative long-run average cost curves
OutputO
Co
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LRAC
Economies of Scale
OutputO
Co
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LRAC
Diseconomies of Scale
Alternative long-run average cost curves
OutputO
Co
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LRAC
Constant costs
Alternative long-run average cost curves
A typical long-run average cost curve
OutputO
Co
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LRAC
OutputO
Co
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LRACEconomiesof scale
Constantcosts
Diseconomiesof scale
A typical long-run average cost curve
Long-run average and marginal costs
OutputO
Co
sts
LRAC
LRMC
Economies of Scale
OutputO
Co
sts
LRAC
LRMC
Diseconomies of Scale
Long-run average and marginal costs
OutputO
Co
sts
LRAC = LRMC
Constant costs
Long-run average and marginal costs
OutputO
Co
sts
LRMC
LRAC
Initial economies of scale,then diseconomies of scale
Long-run average and marginal costs
Long-run costs
Relationship between short-run and long-run
AC curves
Deriving long-run average cost curves: factories of fixed size
SRAC3
Co
sts
OutputO
SRAC4
SRAC5
5 factories
4 factories3 factories2 factories
1 factory
SRAC1 SRAC2
SRAC1
SRAC3
SRAC2 SRAC4
SRAC5
LRAC
Co
sts
OutputO
Deriving long-run average cost curves: factories of fixed size
Co
sts
OutputO
Examples of short-runaverage cost curves
Deriving long-run average cost curves: choice of factory size
LRAC
Co
sts
OutputO
Deriving long-run average cost curves: choice of factory size