Thursday, January 24, 2013

Supply (week of january 21st)

  • Total Revenue - the total amount of money a firm receives from selling goods and services 
    • Total revenue (TR) = Price x Quantity
  •  Fixed cost - a cost that doesn't change no matter how much is produced
    • ex: salary, mortgage 
  • Variable cost - a cost that rises/falls depending upon how much is produced.
    • ex: water, phone services, electricity
  •  Marginal costs - cost of producing one additional unit of a good
  • Marginal revenue - additional income from selling one more unit of a good 
    •  Marginal revenue = New TR - Old TR


 Supply Chart:


Equations:
  • Marginal Cost (MC) = New Total Cost (TC) - Old TC
  • Average Fixed Cost (AFC) = Total Fixed Cost (TFC) / Quantity
  • Average Variable Cost (AVC) = Total Variable Cost (TVC) / Quantity
  • Average Total Cost (ATC) = TC / Quantity OR AFC - AVC



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