Economics Unit 3 - Costs

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Unit 3: Business Economics and Economic

Efficiency

Unit 3: Business Economics and Economic

Efficiency

CostsShort-run costs

CostsShort-run costs

Total costTotal cost

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Output(Q)

01234567

TFC(£)

1212121212121212

Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X

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TFC

Output(Q)

01234567

TFC(£)

1212121212121212

Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X

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TFC

Output(Q)

01234567

TFC(£)

1212121212121212

TVC(£)

010162128406091

Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X

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TVC

Output(Q)

01234567

TFC(£)

1212121212121212

TVC(£)

010162128406091

TFC

Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X

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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(£)

1212121212121212

TVC(£)

010162128406091

TFC

Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X

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TVC

TFC

Output(Q)

01234567

TFC(£)

1212121212121212

TVC(£)

010162128406091

TC(£)

12222833405272

103

Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X

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TCOutput

(Q)

01234567

TFC(£)

1212121212121212

TVC(£)

010162128406091

TC(£)

12222833405272

103

TVC

TFC

Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X

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TC

TVC

TFC

Diminishing marginalreturns set in here

Total costs for firm XTotal costs for firm X

Short-run costsShort-run costs

Marginal cost= TC / Q

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

QQ

Costs (£)

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

QQ

Costs (£)

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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

QQ

Costs (£) Deriving marginal costsDeriving marginal costs

TC

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MCDiminishingreturns set

in here

QQ

Costs (£) 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

QQ

Costs (£) Deriving marginal costsDeriving marginal costs

Diminishing marginalreturns set in here

Short-run costsShort-run costs

Average cost=TC / Q

Average cost=TC / Q

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QQ

Costs (£)

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Q TVC AVC0 0 -1 10 102 16 83 21 74 28 75 40 86 60 107 91 13

QQ

Costs (£)

AFC

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Q TVC AVC0 0 -1 10 102 16 83 21 74 28 75 40 86 60 107 91 13

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Costs (£)

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

QQ

Costs (£)

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

QQ

Costs (£)

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

QQ

Costs (£)

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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

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Costs (£)

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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

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Costs (£)

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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

QQ

Costs (£)

AC

Output (Q)

Co

sts

(£)

AFC

AVC

MC

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AC

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y

Average and marginal costsAverage and marginal costs

Long-run costsLong-run costs

Long-run costs=TC / Q

Long-run costs=TC / Q

Alternative long-run average cost curvesAlternative long-run average cost curves

OutputO

Co

sts

LRAC

Economies of Scale

OutputO

Co

sts

LRAC

Diseconomies of Scale

Alternative long-run average cost curvesAlternative long-run average cost curves

OutputO

Co

sts

LRAC

Constant costs

Alternative long-run average cost curvesAlternative long-run average cost curves

A typical long-run average cost curveA typical long-run average cost curve

OutputO

Co

sts

LRAC

OutputO

Co

sts

LRACEconomiesof scale

Constantcosts

Diseconomiesof scale

A typical long-run average cost curveA typical long-run average cost curve

Long-run average and marginal costsLong-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 costsLong-run average and marginal costs

OutputO

Co

sts

LRAC = LRMC

Constant costs

Long-run average and marginal costsLong-run average and marginal costs

OutputO

Co

sts

LRMC

LRAC

Initial economies of scale,then diseconomies of scale

Long-run average and marginal costsLong-run average and marginal costs

Long-run costsLong-run costs

Relationship between short-run and long-run

AC curves

Relationship between short-run and long-run

AC curves

Deriving long-run average cost curves: factories of fixed sizeDeriving 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 sizeDeriving 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 sizeDeriving long-run average cost curves: choice of factory size

LRAC

Co

sts

OutputO

Deriving long-run average cost curves: choice of factory sizeDeriving long-run average cost curves: choice of factory size

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