Marginal Cost (MC) The marginal cost of an additional unit of output is the cost of the additional inputs needed

to produce that output. More formally, the marginal cost is the derivative of total production costs with respect to the level of output. Marginal cost and average cost can differ greatly. For example, suppose it costs $1000 to produce 100 units and $1020 to produce 101 units. The average cost per unit is $10, but the marginal cost of the 101st unit is $20 The EconModel applications Perfect Competition and Monopoly emphasize the roles of average cost and marginal cost curves. The short movieDerive a Supply Curve (40 seconds) shows an excerpt from the Perfect Competition presentation that derives a supply curve from profit maximizing behavior and a marginal cost curve.

The marginal cost of production is the increase in total cost as a result of producing one extra unit. The concept of marginal cost in economics is similar to the accounting concept of variable cost. It is the variable costs associated with the production of one more unit. Marginal costs are not constant. For example a factory may be operating at the highest capacity it can with all workers working normal full time hours, so increasing production by one more unit would mean paying overtime, so the marginal cost would be higher than the current variable cost per unit. Conversely, an input may become cheaper as the quantities purchased rise (e.g. quantity discounts), so marginal costs may fall as production increases. The importance of marginal costs vary greatly from industry to industry, and from product to product. The marginal cost of manufacturing jewellery is likely to be high: the materials and skilled labour needed are both expensive. On the other hand the marginal cost of producing software or recorded music is negligible. The concept of marginal cost is very important in areas of economics such as analysing optimum levels of production for a firm. Profit maximising output is achieved when marginal cost equalsmarginal revenue. Selling prices are either constant (given perfect competition), or fall (the usual

situation where the firm has some level of market influence). Marginal cost usually initially falls as a result of economies of scale, but eventually rises as a result of diseconomies of scale, and increasing demand pushing up prices of inputs.

Marginal Cost Curve and the Average Total Cost Curve

II.Marginal Cost Curve and the Average Total Cost Curve Cost Curves The short-run marginal cost (MC) curve will at first decline and then will go up at some point, and will intersect the average total cost and average variable cost curves at their minimum points. The average variable cost (AVC) curve will go down (but will not be as steep as the marginal cost), and then go up. This will not go up as fast as the marginal cost curve. The average fixed cost (AFC) curve will decline as additional units are produced, and continue to decline. The average total cost (ATC) curve initially will decline as fixed costs are spread over a larger number of units, but will go up as marginal costs increase due to the law of diminishing returns. The graph below illustrates the shapes of these curves. Figure 3.8: Cost Curves

Diminishing Returns and Diminishing Marginal Product of Capital The law of diminishing returns states that as one type of production input is added, with all other types of input remaining the same, at some point production will increase at a diminishing rate. There may be levels of input where increasing inputs causes production to go up at an increasing rate. However, according to the law of diminishing returns, at some point production will go up at a decreasing rate. The marginal product of capital is the increase in total output associated with an increase in capital, while holding the quantity of labor constant. Capital is also subject to the law of diminishing returns. Economies of Scale Economies of scale mean that goods can be produced at a lower cost per good, as the quantity produced increases. Large-scale factory operations can permit the most efficient specialization of machinery and labor. Average fixed costs will decline as costs such as advertising can be spread across more and more units. Diseconomies of Scale

Diseconomies of scale occur when per unit costs go up as output is increased. A typical reason given is bureaucratic inefficiencies more attention may be given to administrative rules as opposed to innovation. Worker motivation is also more difficult as the number of employees increases. When economies of scale occur, the long-run average total cost (LRAC) curve will be declining; with diseconomies of scale, the LRAC curve will be rising. Figure 3.9: Long Run Average Total Curve

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What happens when marginal costs increase?

If average cost increases does marginal cost increase?
It depends if the increase in Average Cost is caused by an increase in Fixed Costs or an increase in Variable Costs. An increase in Fixed Costs will not increase MC, because FCs do not vary with...

What happen if marginal cost is less than Average cost?

Average cost declines and output increases.

Why average cost increase when marginal cost is increasing?

Marginal cost = derivative of (Total cost/Quantity) Where Total cost = fixed cost + variable costMarginal cost = derivative (Variable cost/Quantity) (by definition, fixed costs do not vary with...

What happens when marginal cost exceeds average total cost?

MC is the cost of producing one extra good, so if the cost of producing that one extra good is above the average, then the ATC increases.

Why does marginal cost rise as production increases?

Because as production increases you are making more of the product therefore your marginal cost, which is what you are paying for the items. The more items you make the more money you are going to...
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COSTO MARGINAL:
El cambio en el costo total (o el costo variable total) como resultado de un cambio en la cantidad producida por una empresa en el corto plazo. El costo marginal (MC) indica la cantidad de cambios en el costo total de un determinado cambio en la cantidad de

produccin. Debido a los cambios en el costo total estn acompaados de cambios en el costo total variable en el corto plazo (costo fijo total es fijo), costo marginal es el cambio, ya sea en el costo total o costo variable total. Se obtiene dividiendo el cambio en el costo total (o el costo variable total) por el cambio en la produccin. El costo marginal es uno de los cuatro conceptos de costos utilizados en el anlisis de la produccin a corto plazo. Los otros tres son el costo total promedio, el costo fijo promedio, y el coste variable medio. El costo marginal (MC), el cambio en el coste total o el costo variable totaldebido a un cambio en la produccin, es el punto focal en el anlisis de la produccin a corto plazo los costos y cmo esto ayuda a explicar la ley de la oferta y la pendiente positiva de suministro curva . Mientras que otros costos relacionados con los trminos, incluido el costo total, costo variable total, el coste total medio y coste variable medio , son dignos de mencin, el costo marginal es, sin duda el ms importante. La razn es que el costo marginal creciente refleja la ley de rendimientos marginales decrecientes . A medida que recupere un descenso marginal, aumenta el costo marginal. Sin embargo, a medida que aumenta el costo marginal, el precio de una empresa debe recibir tambin aumenta. El resultado es una relacin positiva entre el precio y la cantidad ofrecida , que es la ley de la oferta y la curva de oferta. El costo marginal tiende a ser relativamente alta, pero la disminucin de pequeas cantidades de produccin. A continuacin, llega a un mnimo y se eleva para cantidades ms grandes de la produccin. Cuando se trazan en un grfico, traza el costo marginal de un patrn en forma de U. La razn de esta forma est directamente relacionada con el incremento yrendimientos marginales decrecientes y, especialmente, la ley de rendimientos marginales decrecientes. La enorme importancia del costo marginal a la decisin de una empresa de produccin a corto plazo no puede ser exagerada. A beneficio de maximizacin de la empresa compara el ingreso marginal recibida de la produccin vendida con el costo marginal de producirlo. Si el ingreso marginal es igual al costo marginal, entonces la empresa produce la cantidad de produccin que maximiza el beneficio. Si el ingreso marginal es menor que el costo marginal, entonces se puede incrementar los beneficios al aumentar la produccin. Si el ingreso marginal es mayor que el costo marginal, entonces se puede incrementar los beneficios al disminuir la produccin.

Las ecuaciones de costo marginal

Aqu est la primera de las dos frmulas para calcular el costo marginal: cambio en el costo total de el costo marginal = cambio en la cantidad de la produccin

Debido a que cualquier cambio en el costo total es tambin un cambio equivalente en costo variable total (costo fijo no cambia), el costo marginal se puede calcular utilizando el costo variable total, tambin:

cambio en el costo variable total el costo marginal = cambio en la cantidad de la produccin

Costo de animales de peluche

Tenga en cuenta algunos nmeros costo marginal basado en el costo de produccin de Wacky Amigos Willy relleno se presentan en esta tabla. La primera columna es la cantidad de Amigos de peluche producidos por hora, que van desde 0 a 10. La segunda columna es el costo variable total de produccin de cada cantidad, que van desde $ 0 a $ 43. La tercera columna es el costo total de produccin de cada cantidad, que van desde $ 3 a $ 46. La cuarta columna vaca est ah para mostrar el costo marginal de producir Amigos de peluche.

Costo Marginal

El objetivo es llenar esta cuarta columna. Para ello, el cambio en el costo total (o el costo variable total) atribuible a los cambios incrementales en la cantidad tiene que ser calculada. La primera entrada en la columna es generado por responder a la pregunta: Cul es el costo total (o el costo variable total) cambia cuando el amigo de peluche se produce la primera?Aumenta el costo total de $ 3 a $ 8 con la produccin del Amigo relleno en primer lugar, un costo marginal de $ 5. Del mismo modo aumenta costo variable total de $ 0 a $ 5 con el Amigo de peluche en primer lugar, tambin es un costo marginal de $ 5. Haga clic en el [primer] para entrar en el primer valor del costo marginal en la cuarta columna. El costo marginal de producir el relleno Amigo segundo se calcula de la misma manera. Cambios en el costo total de $ 8 a $ 11 y el total de cambios en el costo variable de $ 5 a $ 8, tanto la generacin de un costo marginal de $ 3. Haga clic en el botn "segundo" para revelar esta entrada en la tabla. Un clic en el botn [Tercera] revela que el costo marginal de producir el relleno tercera Amigo es de $ 2, un cambio en el costo total de $ 11 a $ 13 y un cambio en el costo variable total de $ 8 a $ 10. Para mostrar la lista completa de los valores de costo marginal, haga clic en el botn [restante]. Con la mesa llena, una interpretacin poco de los nmeros parece estar en orden. En primer lugar , el costo marginal es relativamente alta para el primer relleno Amigo producido, y luego disminuye. Sin embargo, se llega a una baja, luego se levanta con la produccin adicional de Amigos de peluche. El rango de valores con un costo marginal decreciente es asociada a esta etapa de la produccin y el aumento de los rendimientos marginales . El rango de valores con el aumento del costo marginal se asocia con la etapa II de la produccin,

rendimientos marginales decrecientes, y la ley de rendimientos marginales decrecientes. Esta segunda gama es la ms importante de los dos para el anlisis de la maximizacin del beneficio de una empresa a corto plazo la produccin.

Segundo costo, marginal sigue siendo positivo, nunca se llega a un valor de cero y mucho menos negativas. La nica manera de que el costo marginal es negativo para una disminucin en el costo total, lo que no sucede en un mundo real lleno de escasez, los recursos limitados, sin lmite deseos y necesidades, y costo de oportunidad.

La curva de coste marginal

La relacin entre el costo marginal y la cantidad de produccin puede ser representada por una curva, como la que convenientemente se presentan en la exposicin a la derecha. La caracterstica principal de esta curva de costo marginal es la forma. Es en forma de U, lo que significa que tiene un efecto negativo pendiente de pequeas cantidades de la produccin, alcanza un valor mnimo, entonces tiene una pendiente positiva para cantidades ms grandes.

Curva de costo marginal

La U-forma de la curva de coste marginal es directamente atribuible al aumento, entonces rendimientos marginales decrecientes (y la ley de rendimientos marginales decrecientes). Como producto marginal (y beneficios marginales) aumenta la produccin de cantidades relativamente pequeas, disminuye el costo marginal. Entonces, como producto marginal (y beneficios marginales) disminuye con la ley de rendimientos marginales decrecientes para las cantidades de produccin relativamente ms grande, aumenta el costo marginal.

Pendiente y el coste total

El costo marginal es la pendiente de la curva de costo total. Debido a que la curva de costo total es paralela a la curva de costo variable total, el costo marginal es la pendiente de la curva de costo variable total. Esto refleja la relacin matemtica bsica que existe entre los marginales y el total correspondiente. Un marginal es siempre la pendiente de la curva total. Si la curva de costo total tiene una pendiente positiva (es decir, se inclina hacia arriba), entonces el coste marginal es positivo. Si la curva de costo total tiene una pendiente positiva y empinada cada vez ms, entonces el costo marginal es positivo y creciente. Si la curva de costo total tiene una pendiente positiva y cada vez menos pronunciada, entonces el

costo marginal es positivo pero decreciente. Esto se aplica de la misma manera que el costo variable total.

Well marginal costs are the costs of the last unit (the unit at the margin). If we are comparing margin cost (MC) with marginal benefit (MB) then the activity will be conducted as long as the MC is not greater than MB. So if the MC is rising, that's fine, until it exceeds the MB then activity stops (as the cost is greater then a benefit).
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marginal cost theory in production

In economics and finance, marginal cost is the change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced changes by one unit. That is, it is the cost of producing one more unit of a good.
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good being produced is infinitely divisible, so the size of a marginal cost will change with volume, as a non-linear and non-proportional cost function includes the following: variable terms dependent to volume, constant terms independent to volume and occurring with the respective lot size, jump fix cost increase or decrease dependent to steps of volume increase.

In practice the above definition of marginal cost as the change in total cost as a result of an increase in output of one unit is inconsistent with the calculation of marginal cost as MC=dTC/dQ for virtually all non-linear functions. This is as the definition MC=dTC/dQ finds the tangent to the total cost curve at the point q which assumes that costs increase at the same rate as they were at q. A new definition may be useful for marginal unit cost (MUC) using the current definition of the change in total cost as a result of an increase of one unit of output defined as: TC(q+1)-TC(q) and redefining marginal cost to be the change in total as a result of an infinitesimally small increase in q which is consistent with its use in economic literature and can be calculated as dTC/dQ. In general terms, marginal cost at each level of production includes any additional costs required to produce the next unit. If producing additional vehicles requires, for example, building a new factory, the marginal cost of those extra vehicles includes the cost of the new factory. In practice, the analysis is segregated into short and long-run cases, and over the longest run, all costs are

marginal. At each level of production and time period being considered, marginal costs include all costs that vary with the level of production, and other costs are considered fixed costs. If the cost function is differentiable, the marginal cost is the cost of the next unit produced referring to the basic volume.

If the cost function is not differentiable, the marginal cost can be expressed as follows.

A number of other factors can affect marginal cost and its applicability to real world problems. Some of these may be considered market failures. These may include information asymmetries, the presence of negative or positive externalities, transaction costs, price discrimination and others.

DISCUSS THE FEATURES OF A PERFECT COMPETITION

Perfect Competition is a market structure where there is a perfect degree of competition and single price prevails.

The concept of Perfect Competition was introduced by Dr. Alfred Marshall.

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Nothing is 100% perfect in this world. So, this states that perfect competition is only a theoretical possibility and it does not exist in reality.

Main Features of Perfect Competition

The following are the characteristics or main features of perfect competition :-

1. Many Sellers

In this market, there are many sellers who form total of market supply. Individually, seller is a firm and collectively, it is an industry. In perfect competition, price of commodity is decided by market forces of demand and supply. i.e. by buyers and sellers collectively. Here, no individual seller is in a position to change the price by controlling supply. Because individual seller's individual supply is a very small part of total supply. So, if that seller alone raises the price, his product will become costlier than other and automatically, he will be out of market. Hence, that seller has to accept the price which is decided by market forces of demand and supply. This ensures single price in the market and in this way, seller becomes price taker and not price maker.

2. Many Buyers

Individual buyer cannot control the price by changing or controlling the demand. Because individual buyer's individual demand is a very small part of total demand or market demand. Every buyer has to accept the price decided by market forces of demand and supply. In this way, all buyers are price takers and not price makers. This also ensures existence of single price in market.

3. Homogenous Product

In this case, all sellers produce homogeneous i.e. perfectly identical products. All products are perfectly same in terms of size, shape, taste, colour, ingredients, quality, trade marks etc. This ensures the existence of single price in the market.

4. Zero Advertisement Cost

Since all products are identical in features like quality, taste, design etc., there is no scope for product differentiation. So advertisement cost is nil.

5. Free Entry and Exit

There are no restrictions on entry and exit of firms. This feature ensures existence of normal profit in perfect competition. When profit is more, new firms enter the market and this leads to competition. Entry of new firms competing with each other results into increase in supply and fall in price. So, this reduces profit from abnormal to normal level. When profit is low (below normal level), some firms may exit the market. This leads to fall in supply. So remaining firms raise their prices and their profits go up. So again this ensures normal level of profit.

6. Perfect Knowledge

On the front of both, buyers and sellers, perfect knowledge regarding market and pricing conditions is expected. So, no buyer will pay price higher than market price and no seller will charge lower price than market price.

7. Perfect Mobility of Factors

This feature is essential to keep supply at par with demand. If all factors are easily mobile (moveable) from one line of production to another, then it becomes easy to adjust supply as per demand. Whenever demand is more additional factors should be moved into industry to increase supply and vice versa. In this way, with the help of stable demand and supply, we can maintain single price in the Market.

8. No Government Intervention

Since market has been controlled by the forces of demand and supply, there is no government intervention in the form of taxes, subsidies, licensing policy, control over the supply of raw materials, etc.

9. No Transport Cost

It is assumed that buyers and sellers are close to market, so there is no transport cost. This ensures existence of single price in market.

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Perfect Competition
Features of Perfect Competition
1. Many Firms 2. Freedom of Entry and Exit, this will require low sunk costs 3. All firms produce an identical or homogenous product 4. All firms are price takers, Therefore firms demand curve is perfectly elastic

5. Perfect information and knowledge

These factors are unrealistic in the real world. However Perfect Competition is as important economic model to compare other models. It is often argued that competitive markets have many benefits which stem from this theoretical model. In the Industry price is determined by the interaction of Supply and Demand The firm will maximise output where MR = MC at Q1 In the Long Run Firms will make Normal profits. If Supernormal profits are made new firms will be attracted into the industry causing prices to fall. If firms are making a loss then firms will leace the industry causing price to rise

Changes in Long Run Equilibrium

1. The Effect of an Increase in Demand for the Industry. If there is an increase in demand there will be an increase in price Therefore the Demand curve and hence AR will shift upwards. This will cause firms to make supernormal profits. This will attract new firms into the market causing price to fall back to the equilibrium of Pe 2. An increase in firms costs The AC curve will increase therefore AR< AC Firms will now start making a loss and therefore firms will go out of business. This will cause supply to fall causing prices to increase Does perfect competition exist in the real world? First, let's review what economic factors must be present in an industry with perfect competition: 1. All firms sell an identical product.

2. All firms are price-takers. 3. All firms have a relatively small market share. 4. Buyers know the nature of the product being sold and the prices charged by each firm. 5. The industry is characterized by freedom of entry and exit. These five requirements rarely exist together in any one industry. As a result, perfect competition is rarely (if ever) observed in the real world. For example, most products have some degree of differentiation. Even with a product as simple as bottled water, for example, producers vary in the methodology of purification, product size, brand identity, etc. Commodities such as raw agricultural products, although they can still differ in terms of quality, come closest to being identical, or having zero differentiation. When a product does come to have zero differentiation, its industry is usually consolidated into a small number of large firms, or an oligopoly. Many industries also have significant barriers to entry, such as high startup costs (as seen in the auto manufacturing industry) or strict government regulations (as seen in the utilities industry), which limit the ability of firms to enter and exit such industries. And although consumer awareness has increased with the information age, there are still few industries where the buyer remains aware of all available products and prices. As you can see, there are significant obstacles preventing perfect competition from appearing in today's economy. The agricultural industry probably comes closest to exhibiting perfect competition because it is characterized by many small producers with virtually no ability to alter the selling price of their products. The commercial buyers of agricultural commodities are generally very well informed and, although agricultural production involves some barriers to entry, it is not particularly difficult to enter the marketplace as a producer. Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/perfectcompetition.asp#ixzz1XQJKssiB

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Economas de escala

Qu economas de escala media? El aumento de la eficiencia de la produccin como el nmero de bienes que se producen aumentos. Normalmente, una empresa que logre economas de escala reduce el costo promedio por unidad a travs de una mayor produccin ya que los costos fijos son compartidos a travs de un mayor nmero de bienes. Hay dos tipos de economas de escala: las economas externas, - el costo por unidad depende de la tamao de la industria, no la empresa. interno-las economas - el costo por unidad depende del tamao de la empresa individual.

Investopedia explica Economas de escala Las economas de escala le da grandes empresas el acceso a un mercado ms grande de lo que les permite operar con mayor alcance geogrfico. Para los ms tradicionales (pequeas y medianas) empresas, sin embargo, el tamao tiene sus lmites. Despus de un momento, un aumento en el tamao (de salida), en realidad causa un aumento en los costos de produccin.Esto se conoce como "deseconomas de escala".

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