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What is the objective of firms?

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To maximise profit

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What is the formula for profit?

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TR - TC

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To maximise profit, firms should produce quantity of output where the difference between TR and TC is …

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the greatest

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What is the formula for Average Revenue?

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TR / Q

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Average Revenue is equal to what?

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Market Price

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What is the formula for Marginal Revenue?

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change in TR / change in Q

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What is Marginal Revenue?

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the change in total revenue from selling 1+ unit

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What is Marginal Cost?

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the increase in TC resulting from producing another unit

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A demand curve for a perfectly competitive market is …

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Horizontal

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The MR curve for a perfectly competitive market/firm is the same as the ….

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Demand Curve

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How do firms use MR and MC to maximise profit?

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Firms need to compare MR from selling an extra unit to MC of producing an extra unit. The difference btw MR and MC is the additional profit (loss) from 1 more unit.

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If MR > MC, what is the impact on profits?

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Profits rise (meaning firm will expand operation)

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Firms what to continue producing units of output until the point where … because …

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MC = MR

Cos at this quantity the firm will make no extra profit

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The profit maximising output/quantity is where …. (using TC and TR)

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the difference between TC and TR is greatest

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The profit maximising output/quantity is where …. (using MC and MR)

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MC = MR

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In a perfectly competitive market, P =

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=MR

=MC

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What is formula for profit (using P, Q, TC)?

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= (P*Q)-TC

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What is formula for profit (using P, Q, ATC)?

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= (P-ATC)*Q

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To maximise profit a firm produces level of output where….

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MC=MR

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What happens to profit when P > ATC?

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Profit earnt

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What happens to profit when P = ATC?

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Breakeven

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What happens to profit when P < ATC?

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Loss

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In long run what will happen to firms if they can’t cover their costs?

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They will close

In a perfectly competitive market, firms continually enter/exit market

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What is economic profit?

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Revenue minus all costs - implicit and explicit

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What is the formula for economic profit?
= TR - TC
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What happens to the supply curve when new firms enter the market?
Supply curve shifts to the right | - the more firms in a market there further to the RIGHT the supply curve is.
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What is the impact on the market price when more firms enter the market?
Market price decreases (cos supply curve shift right)
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What is accounting profit?
Revenue minus all explicit costs
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Is economic profit a better view of the health of a business (than accounting profit)? Why?
Yes | - cost it considers all costs, implicit and explicit
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What is economic loss?
Where supplier's TR < TC
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Will firm continue to produce if price < AVC?
Yes, in the SHORT RUN even when suffering loss. | But in LONG RUN frims will exit industry if not able to cover all costs.
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What happens when firms exit the market?
- supply curve shifts left | - price rises
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Do economic profits attract firms to a market?
Yes
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What happens to price when firms enter the market?
Price is pushed down (until a typical firm breaks even)
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What happens to price when firms exit the market?
Price is pushed up (until a typical firm breaks even)
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What does the entry / exit process result in?
Long-run competitive equilibrium
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What is the Long-run competitive equilibrium?
a situation where the entry/exit of firms results in typical firm breaks even
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What is the Long-run competitive equilibrium equal to on typical firms average cost curve?
the minimum point
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What is the effect of increased demand in long run?
Demand increases Price increases Therefore E/profit Attracts new firms to market Supply increases Price decreases No more e/profit
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What is the effect of decreased demand in long run?
Demand decreases Price creases Therefore E/losses Firms exit the market Supply decreases Price increases No more e/losses
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What is the long-run supply curve?
the curve showing relationship in the long run btw market price and quantity supplied
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In the long run a perfectly competitive market will supply .... at a price .... on typical firm's average cost curve
1. whatever amount of product that consumers demand | 2. determined by the min. point
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The position of the long run supply curve is determined by...
the min. point on typical firm's avg cost curve.
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What are constant cost industries?
An industry in which a typical firm's avg cost curve doesn't change as industry expands production
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What direction is the long-run cost curve of constant cost industries?
Horizontal
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What direction is the long-run cost curve of increasing cost industries?
Upwardly sloping
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What direction is the long-run cost curve of decreasing cost industries?
Downwardly sloping
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What are the characteristics of perfectly competitive markets?
- no barriers to new firms entering the market - no barriers to existing firms exiting the market - many buyers and suppliers - all parties are small relative to the size of the market - all firms sell identical products - all firms are PRICE TAKERS
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What is the elasticity of perfectly competitive markets?
Perfectly Elastic Demand Curve = Horizontal
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What is a Price Taker?
A buyer/seller who is unable to affect the market price
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What determines the market price in a perfectly competitive market?
the intersection btw supply curve and demand curve
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What is formula for profit?
TR - TC
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Using TR and TC, where is max profit?
Where the difference btw TR and TC is the greatest
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What is formula for max profit?
MC = MR
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Using TR and TC, where is max profit on a graph?
Where the vertical distance btw TR and TC curves is the largest
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Profit maximising output/quantity is where...
MC = MR
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What happens to profits if MC > MR?
Profits will decrease
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What is formula for avg revenue?
TR / Q
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What is avg revenue?
Revenue generated per unit
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What is formula for MR?
Change in TR / Change in Q
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What is MR?
Change in total revenue from the sale of 1 extra unit
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In a perfectly competitive market, price is equal to...
= AR | = MR
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Profit occurs when ____ > ATC
P
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Break even occurs when ___ = ATC
P
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Loss occurs when ____ > ATC
P
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Formula for total profit
(P-ATC) x Q
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Formular for profit per unit
P-ATC
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A firm maximises profit at a level of output where
MR = MC
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Why do firms break event when P = ATC?
Cost TC = TR | No e/profit
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What is economic profit?
a firms total revenu less all costs , implicit and explicit
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E/profit in a perfectly competitive market is....
only a short run occurrence
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Why is e/profit in a perfectly competitive market is only a short run occurrence?
Cos e/profit leads to the entry of new firms into the market
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What is the effect of entry of new firms on e/profit?
- supply increases - supply curve shifts right - price falls - e/profit falls... suppliers break even
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What is e/loss?
a situation where TR < TC
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E/profit in a perfectly competitive market is....
only a short run occurrence
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Why is e/lossin a perfectly competitive market is only a short run occurrence?
Cos e/loss leads to the exit of existing firms into the market
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What is impact of fall in demand?
- demand falls - demand curve shifts left - price falls - e/losses occur
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What is productive efficiency?
a product produced using the least amount of resources
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What is allocative efficiency?
when a production reflects consumer preferences to some extent all products produced to point where MB = MC
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What does the price of goods represent to consumers?
MB
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In perfectly competitive markets, firms produce goods to a point where price =
MC
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Firms will produce goods to point where...
MB=MC
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What is Dynamic Efficiency?
when new tech/innovations are adopted over time ...firms adapt their product to changes in consumer taste
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When striving for d/efficiency, what do firms use?
New tech, which reduces production costs and increases productivity
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What do firms achieve by adapting products to consumer preferences?
Products goods that consumers most value | So, allocative efficiency

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