Harcourt, Inc. items and derived items copyright © 2001 btors of production
labor,L
capital,K
natural resource,N entrepreneur, E
So ….. production function Q=f( K , L, N, E)
TC TVC
TFC Q
Average cost
Average Fixed Costs (AFC)
Average Variable Costs (AVC)
Average Total Costs (AC)
AC = AFC + AVC
A F C = F ixed co st = F C Q u an tity Q
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Total cost
Total Fixed Costs (TFC) Total Variable Costs (TVC) Total Costs (TC)
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30 30 60 90
19 24.5 30 54.5
16 21.7 20 41.7
15 20 15 35
20 20 12 32
24 20.7 10 30.7
26 21.4 8.6 30
30 22,5 7.5 30
35 23.9 6.7 30.6
40 25.5 6 31.5
45 27.3 5.5 32.8
Explicit costs Vs. Implicit costs