Chapter Twenty-One
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Transcript of Chapter Twenty-One
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Chapter Twenty-One
Cost Curves
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Types of Cost Curves
A total cost curve is the graph of a firm’s total cost function.
A variable cost curve is the graph of a firm’s variable cost function.
An average total cost curve is the graph of a firm’s average total cost function.
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Types of Cost Curves
An average variable cost curve is the graph of a firm’s average variable cost function.
An average fixed cost curve is the graph of a firm’s average fixed cost function.
A marginal cost curve is the graph of a firm’s marginal cost function.
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Types of Cost Curves
How are these cost curves related to each other?
How are a firm’s long-run and short-run cost curves related?
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Fixed, Variable & Total Cost Functions F is the total cost to a firm of its short-
run fixed inputs. F, the firm’s fixed cost, does not vary with the firm’s output level.
cv(y) is the total cost to a firm of its variable inputs when producing y output units. cv(y) is the firm’s variable cost function.
cv(y) depends upon the levels of the fixed inputs.
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Fixed, Variable & Total Cost Functions
c(y) is the total cost of all inputs, fixed and variable, when producing y output units. c(y) is the firm’s total cost function;
c y F c yv( ) ( ).
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y
$
F
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y
$
cv(y)
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y
$
F
cv(y)
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y
$
F
cv(y)
c(y)
F
c y F c yv( ) ( )
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Av. Fixed, Av. Variable & Av. Total Cost Curves
The firm’s total cost function is
For y > 0, the firm’s average total cost function is
c y F c yv( ) ( ).
AC y Fy
c yy
AFC y AVC y
v( ) ( )
( ) ( ).
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Av. Fixed, Av. Variable & Av. Total Cost Curves
What does an average fixed cost curve look like?
AFC(y) is a rectangular hyperbola so its graph looks like ...
AFC y Fy
( )
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$/output unit
AFC(y)
y0
AFC(y) ® 0 as y ® ¥
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Av. Fixed, Av. Variable & Av. Total Cost Curves
In a short-run with a fixed amount of at least one input, the Law of Diminishing (Marginal) Returns must apply, causing the firm’s average variable cost of production to increase eventually.
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$/output unit
AVC(y)
y0
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$/output unit
AFC(y)
AVC(y)
y0
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Av. Fixed, Av. Variable & Av. Total Cost Curves
And ATC(y) = AFC(y) + AVC(y)
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$/output unit
AFC(y)
AVC(y)
ATC(y)
y0
ATC(y) = AFC(y) + AVC(y)
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$/output unit
AFC(y)
AVC(y)
ATC(y)
y0
AFC(y) = ATC(y) - AVC(y)
AFC
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$/output unit
AFC(y)
AVC(y)
ATC(y)
y0
Since AFC(y) ® 0 as y ® ¥,ATC(y) ® AVC(y) as y ® ¥.
AFC
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$/output unit
AFC(y)
AVC(y)
ATC(y)
y0
Since AFC(y) ® 0 as y ® ¥,ATC(y) ® AVC(y) as y ® ¥.
And since short-run AVC(y) musteventually increase, ATC(y) must eventually increase in a short-run.
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Marginal Cost Function
Marginal cost is the rate-of-change of variable production cost as the output level changes. That is,
MC y c yyv( ) ( ) .
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Marginal Cost Function
The firm’s total cost function is
and the fixed cost F does not change with the output level y, so
MC is the slope of both the variable cost and the total cost functions.
c y F c yv( ) ( )
MC y c yy
c yy
v( ) ( ) ( ) .
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Marginal and Variable Cost Functions
Since MC(y) is the derivative of cv(y), cv(y) must be the integral of MC(y). That is, MC y c y
yv( ) ( )
c y MC z dzvy
( ) ( ) .0
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Marginal and Variable Cost Functions
MC(y)
y0
c y MC z dzvy
( ) ( )
0
y
Area is the variablecost of making y’ units
$/output unit
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Marginal & Average Cost Functions
How is marginal cost related to average variable cost?
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Marginal & Average Cost FunctionsSince AVC y c y
yv( ) ( ) ,
AVC yy
y MC y c yy
v( ) ( ) ( ) . 1
2
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Marginal & Average Cost FunctionsSince AVC y c y
yv( ) ( ) ,
AVC yy
y MC y c yy
v( ) ( ) ( ) . 1
2
Therefore,
AVC yy( )
0 y MC y c yv
( ) ( ).as
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Marginal & Average Cost FunctionsSince AVC y c y
yv( ) ( ) ,
AVC yy
y MC y c yy
v( ) ( ) ( ) . 1
2
Therefore,
AVC yy( )
0 y MC y c yv
( ) ( ).as
MC y c yy
AVC yv( ) ( ) ( ).
as
AVC yy( )
0
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Marginal & Average Cost Functions
MC y AVC y( ) ( ).
as
AVC yy( )
0
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$/output unit
y
AVC(y)
MC(y)
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$/output unit
y
AVC(y)
MC(y)
MC y AVC y AVC yy
( ) ( ) ( )
0
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$/output unit
y
AVC(y)
MC(y)
MC y AVC y AVC yy
( ) ( ) ( )
0
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$/output unit
y
AVC(y)
MC(y)
MC y AVC y AVC yy
( ) ( ) ( )
0
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$/output unit
y
AVC(y)
MC(y)
MC y AVC y AVC yy
( ) ( ) ( )
0
The short-run MC curve intersectsthe short-run AVC curve frombelow at the AVC curve’s minimum.
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Marginal & Average Cost FunctionsSimilarly, since ATC y c y
y( ) ( ) ,
ATC yy
y MC y c yy
( ) ( ) ( ) . 12
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Marginal & Average Cost FunctionsSimilarly, since ATC y c y
y( ) ( ) ,
ATC yy
y MC y c yy
( ) ( ) ( ) . 12
Therefore,
ATC yy( )
0 y MC y c y
( ) ( ).as
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Marginal & Average Cost FunctionsSimilarly, since ATC y c y
y( ) ( ) ,
ATC yy
y MC y c yy
( ) ( ) ( ) . 12
Therefore,
ATC yy( )
0 y MC y c y
( ) ( ).as
MC y c yy
ATC y( ) ( ) ( ).
as
ATC yy( )
0
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$/output unit
y
MC(y)
ATC(y)
MC y ATC y( ) ( )
as
ATC yy( )
0
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Marginal & Average Cost Functions
The short-run MC curve intersects the short-run AVC curve from below at the AVC curve’s minimum.
And, similarly, the short-run MC curve intersects the short-run ATC curve from below at the ATC curve’s minimum.
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$/output unit
y
AVC(y)
MC(y)
ATC(y)
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Short-Run & Long-Run Total Cost Curves
A firm has a different short-run total cost curve for each possible short-run circumstance.
Suppose the firm can be in one of just three short-runs;
x2 = x2 or x2 = x2 x2 < x2 < x2.or x2 = x2.
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y0
F = w2x2
F
cs(y;x2)
$
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yF
0
F = w2x2
F
F = w2x2
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
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yF
0
F = w2x2F = w2x2
A larger amount of the fixedinput increases the firm’sfixed cost.
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
F
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yF
0
F = w2x2F = w2x2A larger amount of the fixed
input increases the firm’sfixed cost.
Why does a larger amount of the fixed input reduce the slope of the firm’s total cost curve?
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
F
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MP1 is the marginal physical productivityof the variable input 1, so one extra unit ofinput 1 gives MP1 extra output units.Therefore, the extra amount of input 1needed for 1 extra output unit is
Short-Run & Long-Run Total Cost Curves
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MP1 is the marginal physical productivityof the variable input 1, so one extra unit ofinput 1 gives MP1 extra output units.Therefore, the extra amount of input 1needed for 1 extra output unit is
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units of input 1.1MP/1
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MP1 is the marginal physical productivityof the variable input 1, so one extra unit ofinput 1 gives MP1 extra output units.Therefore, the extra amount of input 1needed for 1 extra output unit is
Short-Run & Long-Run Total Cost Curves
units of input 1.Each unit of input 1 costs w1, so the firm’sextra cost from producing one extra unitof output is
1MP/1
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MP1 is the marginal physical productivityof the variable input 1, so one extra unit ofinput 1 gives MP1 extra output units.Therefore, the extra amount of input 1needed for 1 extra output unit is
Short-Run & Long-Run Total Cost Curves
MC wMP
11.
units of input 1.Each unit of input 1 costs w1, so the firm’sextra cost from producing one extra unitof output is
1MP/1
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Short-Run & Long-Run Total Cost Curves
MC wMP
11
is the slope of the firm’s total cost curve.
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Short-Run & Long-Run Total Cost Curves
MC wMP
11
is the slope of the firm’s total cost curve.
If input 2 is a complement to input 1 thenMP1 is higher for higher x2.Hence, MC is lower for higher x2.That is, a short-run total cost curve startshigher and has a lower slope if x2 is larger.
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yF
0
F = w2x2F = w2x2
F
F = w2x2
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
F
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Short-Run & Long-Run Total Cost Curves
The firm has three short-run total cost curves.
In the long-run the firm is free to choose amongst these three since it is free to select x2 equal to any of x2, x2, or x2.
How does the firm make this choice?
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yF
0
F
y y
For 0 £ y £ y, choose x2 = ?
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
F
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yF
0
F
y y
For 0 £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
F
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yF
0
F
y y
For 0 £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.For y £ y £ y, choose x2 = ?
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
F
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yF
0
F
y y
For 0 £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.For y £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
F
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yF
0
F
y y
For 0 £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.For y £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.For y y, choose x2 = ?
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
F
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yF
0
F
cs(y;x2)
y y
For 0 £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.For y £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.For y y, choose x2 = x2.
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
$
F
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yF
0
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
F
cs(y;x2)
y y
For 0 £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.For y £ y £ y, choose x2 = x2.For y y, choose x2 = x2.
c(y), thefirm’s long-run totalcost curve.
$
F
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Short-Run & Long-Run Total Cost Curves
The firm’s long-run total cost curve consists of the lowest parts of the short-run total cost curves. The long-run total cost curve is the lower envelope of the short-run total cost curves.
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Short-Run & Long-Run Total Cost Curves
If input 2 is available in continuous amounts then there is an infinity of short-run total cost curves but the long-run total cost curve is still the lower envelope of all of the short-run total cost curves.
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$
yF
0
F
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
cs(y;x2)
c(y)
F
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Short-Run & Long-Run Average Total Cost Curves
For any output level y, the long-run total cost curve always gives the lowest possible total production cost.
Therefore, the long-run av. total cost curve must always give the lowest possible av. total production cost.
The long-run av. total cost curve must be the lower envelope of all of the firm’s short-run av. total cost curves.
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Short-Run & Long-Run Average Total Cost Curves
E.g. suppose again that the firm can be in one of just three short-runs;
x2 = x2 or x2 = x2 (x2 < x2 < x2)or x2 = x2then the firm’s three short-run average total cost curves are ...
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y
$/output unit
ACs(y;x2)
ACs(y;x2)
ACs(y;x2)
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Short-Run & Long-Run Average Total Cost Curves
The firm’s long-run average total cost curve is the lower envelope of the short-run average total cost curves ...
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y
$/output unit
ACs(y;x2)
ACs(y;x2)
ACs(y;x2)
AC(y)The long-run av. total costcurve is the lower envelopeof the short-run av. total cost curves.
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Short-Run & Long-Run Marginal Cost Curves
Q: Is the long-run marginal cost curve the lower envelope of the firm’s short-run marginal cost curves?
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Short-Run & Long-Run Marginal Cost Curves
Q: Is the long-run marginal cost curve the lower envelope of the firm’s short-run marginal cost curves?
A: No.
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Short-Run & Long-Run Marginal Cost Curves
The firm’s three short-run average total cost curves are ...
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ACs(y;x2)ACs(y;x2)
MCs(y;x2) MCs(y;x2)
MCs(y;x2)
MC(y), the long-run marginalcost curve.
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Short-Run & Long-Run Marginal Cost Curves
For any output level y > 0, the long-run marginal cost of production is the marginal cost of production for the short-run chosen by the firm.
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ACs(y;x2)ACs(y;x2)
MCs(y;x2) MCs(y;x2)
MCs(y;x2)
MC(y), the long-run marginalcost curve.
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Short-Run & Long-Run Marginal Cost Curves
For any output level y > 0, the long-run marginal cost is the marginal cost for the short-run chosen by the firm.
This is always true, no matter how many and which short-run circumstances exist for the firm.
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Short-Run & Long-Run Marginal Cost Curves
For any output level y > 0, the long-run marginal cost is the marginal cost for the short-run chosen by the firm.
So for the continuous case, where x2 can be fixed at any value of zero or more, the relationship between the long-run marginal cost and all of the short-run marginal costs is ...
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AC(y)
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For each y > 0, the long-run MC equals theMC for the short-run chosen by the firm.