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Transcript of Lecture # 12 Cost Curves Lecturer: Martin Paredes.
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Lecture # 12Lecture # 12
Cost CurvesCost Curves
Lecturer: Martin ParedesLecturer: Martin Paredes
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1. Long Run Cost Functions Shifts Average and Marginal Cost Functions Economies of Scale Deadweight Loss
2. Long Run Cost Functions Relationship between Long Run and
Short Run Cost Functions
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Definition: The long run total cost function relates the minimized total cost to output (Q) and the factor prices (w and r).
TC(Q,w,r) = wL*(Q,w,r) + r K*(Q,w,r)
where L* and K* are the long run input demand functions
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Example: Long Run Total Cost Function Suppose Q = 50L0.5K0.5
We found:L*(Q,w,r) = Q . r 0.5 50 w
K*(Q,w,r) = Q . w 0.5 50 r
Then TC(Q,w,r) = wL*(Q,w,r) + rK*(Q,w,r)
= Q . (wr)0.5
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Definition: The long run total cost curve shows the minimized total cost as output (Q) varies, holding input prices (w and r) constant.
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Example: Long Run Cost Curve Recall TC(Q,w,r) = Q . (wr)0.5
25 What if r = 100 and w = 25?
TC(Q,w,r) = Q . (25100)0.5
25= 2Q
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7Q (units per year)
TC (€ per year)
TC(Q) = 2Q
Example: A Total Cost Curve
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8Q (units per year)
TC (€ per year)
TC(Q) = 2Q
1 M.
€2M.
Example: A Total Cost Curve
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9Q (units per year)
TC (€ per year)
TC(Q) = 2Q
1 M. 2 M.
€2M.
€4M.
Example: A Total Cost Curve
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We will observe a movement along the long run cost curve when output (Q) varies.
We will observe a shift in the long run cost curve when any variable other than output (Q) varies.
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L (labour services per year)
K
0
•L0
K0
Q0
TC = TC0
Example: Movement Along LRTC
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12Q (units per year)
L (labour services per year)
K
TC (€/yr)
0
0
LR Total Cost Curve
Q0
TC0=wL0+rK0
•L0
K0
Q0
TC = TC0
Example: Movement Along LRTC
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13Q (units per year)
L (labour services per year)
K
TC (€/yr)
0
0
LR Total Cost Curve
Q0
TC0=wL0+rK0
••
L0 L1
K0
K1
Q0
Q1
TC = TC1
TC = TC0
Example: Movement Along LRTC
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14Q (units per year)
L (labour services per year)
K
TC (€/yr)
0
0
LR Total Cost Curve
Q0Q1
TC0=wL0+rK0
••
L0 L1
K0
K1
Q0
Q1
TC = TC1
TC = TC0
TC1=wL1+rK1
Example: Movement Along LRTC
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Example: Shift of the long run cost curve
Suppose there is an increase in wages but the price of capital remains fixed.
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L
K
Q0
0
Example: A Change in the Price of an Input
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L
K
Q0•
0
A
-w0/r
TC0/r
Example: A Change in the Price of an Input
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L
K
Q0•
0
A
-w0/r
TC0/r
-w1/r
Example: A Change in the Price of an Input
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L
K
Q0•
•
0
A
B
-w0/r
TC0/r
TC1/r
-w1/r
Example: A Change in the Price of an Input
TC1 > TC0
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Q (units/yr)
TC (€/yr)
TC(Q) ante
Example: A Shift in the Total Cost Curve
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Q (units/yr)
TC (€/yr)
TC(Q) ante
Q0
TC0
Example: A Shift in the Total Cost Curve
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Q (units/yr)
TC (€/yr)
TC(Q) ante
TC(Q) post
Q0
TC1
TC0
Example: A Shift in the Total Cost Curve
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Definition: The long run average cost curve indicates the firm’s cost per unit of output.
It is simply the long run total cost function divided by output.
AC(Q,w,r) = TC(Q,w,r)Q
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Definition: The long run marginal cost curve measures the rate of change of total cost as output varies, holding all input prices constant.
MC(Q,w,r) = TC(Q,w,r) Q
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Example: Average and Marginal Cost
Recall TC(Q,w,r) = Q . (wr)0.5
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Then: AC(Q,w,r) = (wr)0.5
25MC(Q,w,r) = (wr)0.5
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Example: Average and Marginal Cost
If r = 100 and w = 25, then TC(Q) = 2QAC(Q) = 2MC(Q) = 2
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AC, MC (€ per unit)
Q (units/yr)
AC(Q) =MC(Q) = 2
$2
Example: Average and Marginal Cost Curves
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AC, MC (€ per unit)
Q (units/yr)
AC(Q) =MC(Q) = 2
$2
Example: Average and Marginal Cost Curves
1M
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AC, MC (€ per unit)
Q (units/yr)
AC(Q) =MC(Q) = 2
$2
Example: Average and Marginal Cost Curves
1M 2M
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When marginal cost equals average cost, average cost does not change with output.
I.e., if MC(Q) = AC(Q), then AC(Q) is flat with respect to Q.
However, oftentimes AC(Q) and MC(Q) are not “flat” lines.
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When marginal cost is less than average cost, average cost is decreasing in quantity.
I.e., if MC(Q) < AC(Q), AC(Q) decreases in Q.
When marginal cost is greater than average cost, average cost is increasing in quantity.
I.e., if MC(Q) > AC(Q), AC(Q) increases in Q.
We are implicitly assuming that all input prices remain constant.
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32Q (units/yr)
AC, MC (€/yr)
0
AC
“Typical” shape of AC
Example: Average and Marginal Cost Curves
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33Q (units/yr)
AC, MC (€/yr)
0
MC AC
“Typical” shape of MC
•
Example: Average and Marginal Cost Curves
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34Q (units/yr)
AC, MC (€/yr)
0
MC AC
AC at minimum when AC(Q)=MC(Q)
•
Example: Average and Marginal Cost Curves
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Definitions:1. If the average cost decreases as output
rises, all else equal, the cost function exhibits economies of scale.
2. If the average cost increases as output rises, all else equal, the cost function exhibits diseconomies of scale.
3. The smallest quantity at which the long run average cost curve attains its minimum point is called the minimum efficient scale.
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0 Q (units/yr)
AC (€/yr)
AC(Q)
Example: Minimum Efficient Scale
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0 Q (units/yr)
AC (€/yr)
Q* = MES
AC(Q)
Example: Minimum Efficient Scale
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0 Q (units/yr)
AC (€/yr)
Q* = MES
AC(Q)
Example: Minimum Efficient Scale
Diseconomies of scale
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0 Q (units/yr)
AC (€/yr)
Q* = MES
AC(Q)
Example: Minimum Efficient Scale
Diseconomies of scale
Economies of scale
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Example: Minimum Efficient Scale for SelectedUS Food and Beverage Industries
Industry MES (% market output)
Beet Sugar (processed) 1.87Cane Sugar (processed) 12.01Flour 0.68Breakfast Cereal 9.47Baby food 2.59
Source: Sutton, John, Sunk Costs and Market Structure. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1991.
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There is a close relationship between the concepts of returns to scale and economies of scale.
1. When the production function exhibits constant returns to scale, the long run average cost function is flat: it neither increases nor decreases with output.
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2. When the production function exhibits increasing returns to scale, the long run average cost function exhibits economies of scale: AC(Q) increases with Q.
3. When . the production function exhibits decreasing returns to scale, the long run average cost function exhibits diseconomies of scale: AC(Q) decreases with Q.
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Example: Returns to Scale and Economies of Scale
Returns to Scale DecreasingConstan
tIncreasing
Production Function Q = L0.5 Q = L Q = L2
Labour Demand L* = Q2 L* = Q L* = Q0.5
Total Cost Function TC = wQ2 TC = wQ
TC = wQ0.5
Average Cost Function
AC = wQ AC = wAC = wQ-
0.5
Economies of ScaleDiseconomi
esNone
Economies
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Definition: The output elasticity of total cost is the percentage change in total cost per one percent change in output.
TC,Q = (% TC) = TC . Q = MC (% Q) Q TC AC
It is a measure of the extent of economies of scale
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If TC,Q > 1, then MC > AC AC must be increasing in Q. The cost function exhibits economies of
scale.
If TC,Q < 1, then MC > AC AC must be increasing in Q The cost function exhibits diseconomies
of scale.
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Example: Output Elasticities for Selected Manufacturing Industries in India
Industry TC,Q
Iron and Steel 0.553 Cotton Textiles 1.211Cement 1.162Electricity and Gas 0.3823
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Definition: The short run total cost function tells us the minimized total cost of producing Q units of output, when (at least) one input is fixed at a particular level.
It has two components: variable costs and fixed costs:
STC(Q,K0) = TVC(Q,K0) + TFC(Q,K0)
(where K0 is the amount of the fixed input)
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Definitions:1. The total variable cost function is the
minimised sum spent on variable inputs at the input combinations that minimise short run costs.
2. The total fixed cost function is the total amount spent on the fixed input(s).
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49Q (units/yr)
TC ($/yr)
TFC
Example: Short Run Total Cost,
Total Variable Cost Total Fixed Cost
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50Q (units/yr)
TC ($/yr)
TVC(Q, K0)
TFC
Example: Short Run Total Cost,
Total Variable Cost Total Fixed Cost
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51Q (units/yr)
TC ($/yr)
TVC(Q, K0)
TFC
STC(Q, K0)
Example: Short Run Total Cost,
Total Variable Cost Total Fixed Cost
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TC ($/yr)
TVC(Q, K0)
TFC
rK0
STC(Q, K0)
rK0
Example: Short Run Total Cost,
Total Variable Cost Total Fixed Cost
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Example: Short Run Total Cost Suppose : Q = K0.5L0.25M0.25
w = €16m = €1r = €2
Recall the input demand functions:LS* (Q,K0) = Q2
4K0
MS*(Q,K0) = 4Q2
K0
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Example (cont.): Short run total cost:
STC(Q,K0) = wLS* + mMS* + rK0
= 8Q2 + 2K0 K0
Total fixed cost:TFC(K0) = 2K0
Total variable cost:TVC(Q,K0) = 8Q2
K0
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Compared to the short-run, in the long-run the firm is “less constrained”.
As a result, at any output level, long-run total costs should be less than or equal to short-run total costs:
TC(Q) STC(Q,K0)
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In other words, any short run total cost curve should lie above the long run total cost curve.
The short run total cost curve and the long run total cost curve are equal only for some output Q*, where the amount of the fixed input is also the optimal amount of that input used in the long-run.
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Q0
Example: Short Run and Long Run Total Costs
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TC0/r
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Q0
Example: Short Run and Long Run Total Costs
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Example: Short Run and Long Run Total Costs
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Q1
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Example: Short Run and Long Run Total Costs
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Example: Short Run and Long Run Total Costs
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Example: Short Run and Long Run Total Costs
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Definition: The short run average cost function indicates the short run firm’s cost per unit of output.
It is simply the short run total cost function divided by output, holding the input prices (w and r) constant.
SAC(Q,K0) = STC(Q,K0)Q
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Definition: The short run marginal cost curve measures the rate of change of short run total cost as output varies, holding all input prices and fixed inputs constant.
SMC(Q,K0) = STC(Q,K0) Q
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Notes: The short run average cost can be
decomposed into average variable cost and average fixed cost.
SAC = AVC + AFCwhere:
AVC = TVC/QAFC = TFC/Q
When STC = TC, then also SMC = MC
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Average Variable Cost Average Fixed Cost
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Average Variable Cost Average Fixed Cost
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Just as with total costs curves, any short run average cost curve should lie above the long run average cost curve.
In fact, the long run average cost curve forms a boundary or envelope around the set of short-run average cost curves.
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Q (units per year)
€ per unit
0
SAC(Q,K1)
The Long Run Average Cost Curve as an Envelope Curve
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Q (units per year)
€ per unit
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SAC(Q,K2)
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Q (units per year)
€ per unit
0
SAC(Q,K1)
SAC(Q,K2)
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SAC(Q,K3)
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Q (units per year)
€ per unit
0
SAC(Q,K1)
SAC(Q,K2)
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SAC(Q,K4)SAC(Q,K3)
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Q (units per year)
€ per unit
0
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SAC(Q,K1)
SAC(Q,K2)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
The Long Run Average Cost Curve as an Envelope Curve
AC(Q)
SAC(Q,K4)
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SAC(Q,K3)
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1. Long run total cost curves plot the minimized total cost of the firm as output varies.
2. Movements along the long run total cost curve occur as output changes.
3. Shifts in the long run total cost curve occur as input prices change.
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4. Average costs tell us the firm’s cost per unit of output.
5. Marginal costs tell us the rate of change in total cost as output varies.
6. Relatively high marginal costs pull up average costs, relatively low marginal costs pull average costs down.