Behind the Supply Curve: Input and costs - Short-Run versus Long-Run costs
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What do we call the time period where a firms fixed cost becomes variable?
What are the two ways that changing my fixed cost in the long run will affect total cost
second if the workers have more equipment they will be more productive: fewer workers will be needed to produce and given output, so the variable cost for any given output is reduced
Why does average total cost decrease when fixed cost increases
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How to we know the output that minimizes the firms ATC?
How do we calculate the long run average total cost curve?
What is the relationship between the output and the average total cos when fixed cost has been chosen to minimize the average total cost for each level of output? What will LRATC look like?
long smooth U shape
What do we call the point when in the long run when a producer has had time to choose the fixed cost appropriate for its desired level of output?
What determines the shape of the LRATC curve?
What do we call the scale when in the long run the average total cost stays the same as output increases? What is the shape of the graph of the LRATC?
the shape of the graph of LRATC is horizontal
What is the major determinant of the scale effects in production?
What are the 3 reasons for increasing returns to scale
- Increased specialization
- very large initial costs
- high-tech industries
What is the reason for decreasing returns to scale
What is the relationship between firms size and returns to scale?
decreasing returns to scale tends to limit their size
constant returns to scale has no effect on a firms long run average totall cost: it is the same regardless of wheter we produce one unit for 100 units.
How does a firm determine the best decision on how much to produce?
Concepts of measures of short run both short run and long run and long run alone
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