Lectave It Date: 21-Sep-2022
* Gnceps related to Hae costs of firm:
@ Total Gst
Explicit and Implicit
Gd Average Ost (opportunity) Gost
Gy Marginal Cost
Eg ital Music Player
Quantity Averoge Total
Gst (9)
600 (initial) 300
601 30)
Qy Someone calls you and wants _t» buy one music player. The caller
offes $550 for it- Should you accept He offer
_ Total Gsteg = 300 x 600 = 180,000
Totel Gsty, = 301 x 60! + [80,901
Difference in total cost (extra cost) = $40) (Marginal Cost.)
Selling price = $550% Explicit and [mplicit Costs +
£.q. Farmer —> producing rice
Inpws: Seeds, Fertilizer, Land , Labour , ‘wrigation cost. , other inputs
Explicit Costs Implicit Gsts
+ Seeds + Labour own labour)
+ Fertilizer * Land
cS ligation
* Labour (hired labour)
#* Gst uwa qd a typical firm:
Gsk
ac) Inc AC + increasing ATC
f
A ate Output Produced
Sie ee TFC = AFC xOutput
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Division of labour
* Adding move labour, specialization can lead to __division _ of
labour and increased efficiency . Marginal cost decreases
+ However, you will eventually ib Me capacity af your _ production
unit and marginol cst will start te __increage.% Short Run and Long Run :
= Flu K, lands +)
* Some inputs cannot be changed in Hat.—_short run.
sts
ATC
° a Os output
OG: ATC i falling
Beyond Qs? ATC is rising