Profit Ion

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Profit Maximisation

Profit maximisation

Using total cost and revenue curves (a) Price taking firm

Profit maximisation

Using total cost and revenue curves (b) Firm facing downward sloping demand curve

Finding maximum profit using total curves 24

TR, TC, TΠ (£)

20 16 12 8 4 0 1 -4 -8

2

3

4

5

6

7

Quantity

Finding maximum profit using total curves 24

TR, TC, TΠ (£)

20 16

TR

12 8 4 0 1 -4 -8

2

3

4

5

6

7

Quantity

Finding maximum profit using total curves TC

24

TR, TC, TΠ (£)

20 16

TR

12 8 4 0 1 -4 -8

2

3

4

5

6

7

Quantity

Finding maximum profit using total curves TC

24

TR, TC, TΠ (£)

20 16

TR

12 8 4 0 1

2

3

4

5

6

-4 -8



7

Quantity

Finding maximum profit using total curves TC

24

b

TR, TC, TΠ (£)

20 16

TR

a

12 8 4

c

0 1

d 2

3

4

5

6

-4 -8



7

Quantity

TR, TC, TΠ (£)

Finding maximum profit using total curves 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 -6 -8

TC d

TR

e

f

1

2

3

4

5

6



7

Quantity

Profit maximisation

Using average and marginal cost and revenue curves (a) Price taking firm

Price-taking firm

Costs and Revenue (£)

MC 50

40

38

a

AR = MR

AC

Total profit = £16 x 40 = £640

30

b

22

20

10

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Quantity

Profit maximisation

Using average and marginal cost and revenue curves (b) Firm facing downward sloping demand curve

Finding the profit-maximising output using marginal curves 16

Costs and revenue (£)

12

8

4

0 1 -4

2

3

4

5

6

7

Quantity

Finding the profit-maximising output using marginal curves 16 MC

Costs and revenue (£)

12

8

4

0 1 -4

2

3

4

5

6

7

Quantity

Finding the profit-maximising output using marginal curves 16 MC

Costs and revenue (£)

12

8

4

Profit-maximising output

e

0 1 -4

2

3

4

5

6

7

MR

Quantity

Measuring the maximum profit using average curves 16

MC

Costs and revenue (£)

12

8

4

0 1 -4

2

3

4

5

6

7

MR

Quantity

Measuring the maximum profit using average curves 16

MC

Costs and revenue (£)

12

8

4

AR 0 1 -4

2

3

4

5

6

7

MR

Quantity

Measuring the maximum profit using average curves 16

MC Total profit = £1.50 x 3 = £4.50

Costs and revenue (£)

12

AC

8

a

6.00 TOTAL PROFIT b 4.50 4

AR 0 1 -4

2

3

4

5

6

7

MR

Quantity

Profit maximisation

Loss minimising

Loss-minimising output MC

Costs and revenue (£)

AC

AC

LOSS AR

AR O

Q

MR

Quantity

Profit maximisation

Short-run shut-down point

Costs and revenue (£)

The short-run shut-down point

AC AVC

P= AVC

AR O

Q Quantity

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