PRODUCTION FUNCTION Objectives After going through this unit‚ you should be able to: familiarise with the concepts and rules relevant for production decision analysis; understand the economics of production; understand the set of conditions required for efficient production. Introduction to Microbes Structure 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Introduction Production Function Production Function with one Variable Input Production Function with two Variable Inputs The Optimal Combination
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CHAPTER 22 The Costs of Production Topic Question numbers ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Costs: explicit and implicit 1-9 2. Profits 10-23 3. Short run versus long run 24-31 4. Law of diminishing returns 32-55 5. Short-run costs 56-157 6. Long-run costs 158-193 Last Word 194-196 True-False 197-210 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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THE PRODUCTION PROCESS :THE BEHAVIOR OF PROFIT-MAXIMIZING FIRMS THE BEHAVIOR OF PROFIT-MAXIMIZING FIRMS Production : The process by which inputs are combined‚transformed‚and turned into outputs. Firm : An organization that comes into being when a person or group of people decides to produce a good or services to made a perceived demand Three decisions that all firms must make: 1. How much output to supply 2. How to produce that output 3. How much of each input to demand a) PROFITS AND ECONOMIC
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Introduction: Ovania Chemical Corporation is a specialty chemicals producer. Its core product is polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thermoplastic resins‚ which are used mainly to make containers and packages for bottled water‚ soft drinks‚ foods‚ and pharmaceuticals. Their main plant is located in Steubenville‚ Ohio. Though smaller than other chemical producers that produces globally‚ it has competed successfully in its niche of the US specialty chemical business. Recently advances in technology have
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To understand how growth can occur‚ we need to consider the factors of production. Economists observe that in the production of any good‚ four factors of production are involved. These are 1. Land The physical land‚ but also comprising all the natural resources on the earth‚ below the earth or in the atmosphere. There is a distinction between renewable and non-renewable resources. Renewable resources are those that can be used and replaced. For example‚ water in a lake can be used‚ but can
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Question 1: What is your analysis of the structure of the portable electric tool industry? Has it been structurally attractive? Degree of Competitive forces in the Portable Electric Power Tool industry (Structural Analysis) Barriers to Entry: High The major barriers to entry in this industry were found in terms of 1. Technology‚ 2. Capital investment‚ 3. Economy of scale in manufacturing‚ and 4. Brand reputation in specific market segments & product categories. Barriers
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1. Briefly describe salt production from brine production to finished round cans. Salt is produce by drilling the surface for about 2‚400 feet below. Then‚ water is infused in this cave; thus‚ salt is dissolved with the water. The resulting brine is then pumped in the surface‚ boiled and when it evaporates‚ salt crystals will occur with some moisture but can be removed through the drying process. This happen continuously for about 6 weeks but there will come a point where output will reduce (normal
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Drypers Corporation National Television Advertising Campaign Factual Summary: Current Time Period Late 1997 - Company never used the television advertising in its 10 yrs. Of history. - $ 10 million is the budgeted amount for the television advertising through out the nation. - This increases company’s advertising & promotion budget by 33% - Estimated retail sales per child up to age of 30 months are $ 1012.50 - Disposable diapers & training pants are distributed through grocery stores
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1981-82. Average productivity increased to 2.3 tons per hectare (2.8 tons on irrigated farms) by 1983. By the late 1970s‚ the country had changed from a net importer to a net exporter of rice‚ albeit on a small scale. In the 1980s‚ however‚ rice production encountered problems. Average annual growth for 1980-85 declined to a mere 0.9 percent‚ as contrasted with 4.6 percent for the preceding fifteen years. Growth of value added in the rice industry also fell in the 1980s. Tropical storms and droughts
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The case study of Bob Fifer was written as a bibliography description of his life‚ his choices and how all of his experiences created the man he is today. Bobs parents influenced him from a very young age. He watched his father work hard‚ start and loose his own business‚ and save all he could to put four children through Harvard. Education was in the forefront of his parents values. At a very young age Bob’s father instilled in him to be the best and do his best in school and that is how he will
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