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total revenue (TR)
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price x quantity
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total revenue test
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P^ TRv =demand elastic
P^ TR^ = demand inelastic
Pv TR^ = demand elastic
Pv TRv = demand inelastic
P^ TR^ = demand inelastic
Pv TR^ = demand elastic
Pv TRv = demand inelastic
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coefficient of price elasticity of demand
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% change in quantity demanded/ % change in price
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((Q2-Q1)/(Q1+Q2)/2)/ ((P2-P1)/(P1+P2)/2)
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((Q2-Q1)/(Q1+Q2)/2)/ ((P2-P1)/(P1+P2)/2)
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coefficient > 1
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elastic demand
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coefficient < 1
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inelastic demand
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coefficient = 1
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unit elastic demand
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coefficient= infinity
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perfectly elastic demand
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coefficient= 0
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perfectly inelastic demand
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cross elasticity of demand: comparing 2 items
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% change of quantity of 1st item/ % change of price of 2nd item
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cross elasticity coefficient positive
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items substitute for eachother
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cross elasticity coefficient negative
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items complement eachother
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income elasticity of demand
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% change of quantity/ % change of income
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income elasticity coefficient positive
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normal good
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income elasticity coefficient negative
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inferior good
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supply elasticity
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% change in quantity supplied/ % change of price
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tax revenue
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(price with tax- price seller receives) x quantity
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utility maximization rule
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marginal utility of good a/ unity cost of good a = marginal utility of good b/ unit cost of good b
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average revenue
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total revenue/ Q output
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marginal revenue
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change in total revenue/ change in Q output
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When is total revenue at maximum
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when marginal revenue goes negative
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perfect competition marginal revenue=?
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price (demand) for individual sellers
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perfect competition individual seller price=?
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market price (price taker)
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imperfect competition marginal revenue < ?
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price (demand)
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imperfect competition individual seller is ?
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the market (price maker)
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average fixed cost
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total fixed cost/ Q output
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average variable cost
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total variable cost/ Q output
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total cost
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total fixed cost + total average cost
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unit cost x quantity output
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unit cost x quantity output
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average total cost
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average cost/ Q output
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average fixed cost + average variable cost
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average fixed cost + average variable cost
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marginal cost
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change in total cost/ change in Q output
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average product
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total product/ Q input
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marginal product
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change in total product/ change in Q input
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total product is at maximum when...?
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marginal product goes negative
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profit maximizing rule
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marginal revenue= marginal cost
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MR = MC
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MR = MC
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total revenue
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total cost + total profit
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total profit
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unit profit x quantity
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marginal revenue product
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change in total revenue/ change in Q of resource
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marginal resource cost
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change in total resource cost/ change in Q of resource
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profit maximization rule when purchasing a single resource
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marginal revenue product = marginal resource cost
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perfect competition marginal revenue product
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product price x marginal product
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imperfect competition marginal revenue product
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(product price x marginal product) - price change on previous units sold
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perfect competition market wage
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individual firms marginal resource cost (wage taker)
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imperfect competition (monopsony) wage is marginal revenue product =?
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marginal resource cost at labor supply curve (wage maker)
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number of workers
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total product (output)/ average product
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average total cost
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total cost / output (product)
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least cost rule
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marginal product of labor/ unit price of labor = marginal product of capital/ unit price of capital
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profit maximization rule for purchasing multiple resources
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marginal product of labor/ unit price of labor = marginal product of capital/ unit price of capital
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market equilibrium
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marginal private cost = marginal private benefits
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socially optimal allocation
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marginal social cost = marginal social benefit
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negative production externality
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overallocation; social cost> private cost
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positive production externality
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underallocation; social cost < private cost
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negative consumption externality
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overallocation; social benefit< private benefit
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positive consumption externality
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underallocation; social benefit> private benefit