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UNIT-5
FACTOR PRICING -I
MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY THEORY AND
DEMAND
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Firm and Household Decisions (Figure 10.1)
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Derived Demand
Derived demand is a demand for resources(inputs) that is dependent on the demand for
the outputs those resources can be used toproduce.
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Inputs
The productivity of an input is the amount ofoutput produced per unit of that input.
Complementary inputs are factors of productionthat can be used together to enhance eachother.
Substitutable inputs are factors of productionthat can be used in place of each other.
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Marginal Product (MP) & MarginalRevenue Product (MRP)
The marginal product of labour (MPL) is theadditional output produced by one additional
unit of labor.The marginal revenue product (MRP) refers to
the additional revenue a firm earns by
employing one additional unit of an input,ceteris paribus.
MRPL= MPLx PX
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Marginal Revenue Product per Hour ofLabour in Sandwich Production (Table 10.1)
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Deriving a Marginal Revenue ProductCurve from Marginal Product (Figure 10.2)
The marginal revenue productof labour is the price of output,Px, times the marginal product
of labour, MPL. In competition, MRPLis the
market value of labours
marginal product.
As long as output price isconstant, the MRPLcurve hasthe same downward slope asthe MPL curve.
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Marginal Revenue Product and Factor Demand
for a Firm Using One Variable Input (Labour)(Figure 10.3)
A competitive firm using only one variable factor of production will use that factor
as long as its marginal revenue product exceeds its unit cost. A perfectly
competitive firm will hire labour as long as MRPLis greater than the going wage.
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The Two Profit-Maximizing Conditions AreSimply Two Views of the Same Choice Process(Figure 10.4)
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A Firm Employing Two VariableFactors of Production
Suppose that the firm can vary its employmentof both labour and capital.
How can the firms demand for labour and
capital be characterized?
When more than one factor vary, we must
consider the impact of a change in one factorprice on the demand for other factors.
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Two Effects When the Price of anInput Changes
The factor substitution effect is the tendency offirms to substitute away from a factor whoserelative price has risen and toward a factor
whose relative price has fallen.
The output effect is the tendency of a firm toincrease output when the price of an input falls;
which in turn increases the demand for allinputs.
These effects explain the downward slopinginput demand curve.
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Land Markets
Land has perfectly inelastic supply; the supply is strictlyfixed.
Demand-determined price refers to the price of a goodthat is fixed in supply; it is determined exclusively bywhat firms and households are willing to pay for thegood.
Pure rent is the return to any factor of production that is
fixed in supply.
The firm will use land up to the point where MRPH= PHwhere H is land (hectares).
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The Firms Profit-MaximizingCondition in Input Markets
PL= MRPL = (MPLx PX) Labour Market
PK = MRPK= (MPKx PX) Capital Market
PH = MRPH= (MPHx PX) Land Market
MPL = MPK = MPH
PL PK PH
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Input Demand Curves
Several factors contribute to shifts in inputdemand curves:
demand for outputs
complementary and substitutable inputs
prices of other inputs
technological change
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Marginal Productivity Theory ofIncome Distribution
At equilibrium, all factors of production end upreceiving rewards determined by their
productivity as measured by marginal revenueproduct.
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Review Terms & Concepts
complementary inputs
demand determined price
derived demand factor substitution effect
marginal product oflabour (MPL)
marginal productivitytheory of incomedistribution
marginal revenue product(MRP)
output effect of a factorprice change
productivity of an input
pure rent
substitutable inputs technological change