Cost rev, growth of firms, objectives, efficiency Flashcards
SR
The period of time when there is at least 1 fixed fop
TPP
Total physical product
TC
=TVC+TFC
AC
=TC/Q
=AVC+ATC
LR
All fop are variable
I returns to scale
A percentage i in inputs leads to larger percentage i in output
Financial Eos
Credit worthy; Favorable rate of borrowing
Technical Eos
Combine specialist machinery Specialization of workers Indivisibilities Container principle By-products
Managerial Eos
Employ specialists (the same accountant
Marketing Eos
Spread ad costs
Risk-bearing
Diversify
Spread risk: when one industry faces difficulties another can cross sub
Purchasing Eos
Bulk-buy at lower price if it has monopsony power
Internal diseos
Managerial
Alienated workers
Interdependent
External Eos
Expansion of industry or firms locate together in a particular area
Eos
Ad of producing on a large scale that lead to falling LRAC
External diseos
Shortage of raw material or skilled labour
Organic growth
Self-financed
Horizontal integration
Merger of 2 firms in the same industry and the same stage of production
Vertical integration
Mergers of 2 firms in the same industry but at diff stages of production.
Forward: closer to retail end of the chain of production
Backward: closer to the raw material source
Conglomerate
Merger of unrelated industries
Merger
Joining of 2 separate firms
Demerger
Selling of one part of business to another company
Reduction of monopoly pwr and market share
Satisficing
Managers aim to make a satisfactory profit
Productive efficiency
MC=AC good are produced at min Cost