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8/8/2019 Cost Analysis I
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Managerial Economics
Prof. Sunitha Raju
Cost Analysis I
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Managerial Economics/ Module 3
Learning Objectives
(i) To define and examine economic cost of inputs
(ii) To develop cost-output relationship framework for
business decisions
(iii) To derive firms supply curve in the short run
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Co stCo st Related Decisi o n at Firm LevelDecisi o n at Firm Level
(i) What are the cost implications of production/supplydecisions?
(ii) Should a profit maximizing firm always supply at costminimizing level of output?
(iii) How do costs influence the size and location of production plants/units?
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Gop al Banerjee & Co.
Business Decisi o n
To continue with the operations or not
Will continue only if profits are earned
= TR TC
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Gop al Banerjee & Co.
P articulars Rs. Rs.Net P rofit as per Trading P rofit & Loss
Account22,000
Less: Implicit costs not accounted:
a) Managers Salary (600 x 12) 7,200 *
b) Building rent (800x12) 9,600 **
c) Interest on capital(2,00,000@9%)
18,000 *** 34,800
Net loss as per Business Economist (12,800)
Profit & Loss Statement
* Earning Rs. 600/- per month as manager in a jewellery shop** Rent of Rs. 800/- per month if the space let out*** Interest of Rs. 1,500/- per month if the amount is invested
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Defining T o tal Co st
(i) Ec o n o mic c o st o f in p utsExplicit + Implicit costs
(ii) Why Im p licit c o sts?Resources being scarce, any input used (whether purchased or owned) for production activity shouldreflect its true costOwned resources have alternate uses
(iii) H ow to value im p licit c o sts?Opportunity cost principle wherein costs are imputedbased on alternate uses of the owned resource
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Gop al Banerjee & Co.
Assume the following
(i) interest rate falls to 5%
(ii) rent increases to Rs. 1000(iii) Mr. Banerjee was unemployed before starting the
business
What would be the implications on profits?
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Defining Pr o fits
Entrepreneurship is a factor input.
As such, factor costs or production costs will include
the returns to Entrepreneurship i.e. normal profits.
If a production activity results in only norm al pro f itsthen
TR - TC = 0
If a production activity results in supernorm al pro f its ,then
TR > TC positive profits
P rofit maximization implies maximize Supernormalprofits
Normal vs Supernormal Profits
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Co st Determinants in the Sh o rtRun
Total costs (TC) are determined by output (Q) As Q increases, TC also increases
TC = f (Q)
As Q produced depends on inputs used [i.e.Labour (L) and Capital (K)], TC = P L . L + P K. K
P L . L is Variable costsP K . K is Fixed costs
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Fixed costs are Sunk Costs
Variable costs: determine supply decisions
Co st Determinants in the Sh o rtRun
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Short Run Cost Short Run Cost Output RelationsOutput Relations
Q TC TF C TVC1 $120 $100 $202 138 100 38
3 151 100 514 162 100 625 175 100 756 190 100 907 210 100 1108 234 100 1349 263 100 163
10 300 100 200TF C : unchanged as Q esTV C : vary as Q es
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Sh o rt Run Co st Out p utRelati o ns
Q TC TF C TVC ( TC1 $120 $100 $20 -2 138 100 38 18
3 151 100 51 134 162 100 62 115 175 100 75 76 190 100 90 157 210 100 110 208 234 100 134 249 263 100 163 29
10 300 100 200 37
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Managerial Economics/ Module 3Behaviour of TC,TVC nad TFC
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Out p ut- Co st Decisi o ns in the Sh o rtRun
Cost implications of output decisions by firms is based on Av er ag e Cost i.e. cost per unit of output
AC =
Output (Q) corresponding to minimum AC is cost efficientoutput / production
Q
TC
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Managerial Economics/ Module 3Q/ TC ATC
1 $120 $120.02 138 69.03 151 50.34 162 40.55 175 35.06 190 31.77 210 30.08 234 29.39 263 29.2
10 300 30.0
Average Co st Relati o ns
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Co st Analysis f o r EfficientPr o ducti o n Decisi o ns
(i) TC = TFC + TVC= P K . K + P L . L
(ii)
AC inversely related to A P L and A P K.
(iii) Co st efficient o ut p ut= AC minimumbehaviour of average fixed cost (AFC) as outputincreasesbehaviour of average variable cost (AVC) as outputincreases
AV C AF C Q
T V C Q
T F C Q
TC A C !!!
Q L P
Q K P L K ..!
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Managerial Economics/ Module 3Q/ TF C TVC TC ATC AFC AVC MC
1 $ 100 $20 $120 $120.0 $100.0 $202 100 38 138 69.0 50.0 19.0 18
3 100 51 151 50.3 33.3 17.0 134 100 62 162 40.5 25.0 15.5 115 100 75 175 35.0 20.0 15.0 136 100 90 190 31.7 16.7 15.0 157 100 110 210 30.0 14.3 15.7 208 100 134 234 29.3 12.5 16.8 249 100 163 263 29.2 11.1 18.1 29
10 100 200 300 30.0 10.0 20.0 37
Average Co st Relati o ns
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Managerial Economics/ Module 3Behaviour of AC, AVC,AFC,MC
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(i) Should a firm produce at cost efficient level of output(min. AC)
(ii) Under what market conditions can a firm deviate fromthis level.
Efficient Pr o ducti o n Decisi o n atFirm Level
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Co st Efficient vs Pr o fitMaximizing Out p ut
(i) Is it profitable to always produce cost efficientoutput?
Recession and Excess Capacity conditionsACAC
QQ x
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Managerial Economics/ Module 3Boom conditions and AC curveAC
AC
QQ x
only if P > MC
(ii) Profit maximizing output
MR = MC
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Decisi o ns o n h ow much t o su pp ly
D epends on incremental cost and the marketprice
P > MC increase supply
P < MC decrease supply
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Deriving the Su pp ly Curve
Under what price and cost conditions will the firm be inducedto supply
(i) When P = MC = AC
(ii) When P > MC > AC
(iii) When P < AC or P > AVC
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Firms Su pp ly Curve
The MC curve above the AVC is the supply curve of a firm, i.e. a firm will be induced to supply more only if prices cover at least
averagevariable cost
The upward sloping MC curve reflects the increment al costsa ssoci a ted with incre a sin g output (Q) beyond cost efficient output (ACminimum)
If market prices rise to match the incremental costs, then firmsproduce and supply more.
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