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profit formula
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profit = revenue - cost
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revenue formula
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revenue = price * quantity
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4 inputs
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labor, capital, land, materials
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production function
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Q = f(inputs)
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short run production function
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some of the inputs are fixed while others are flexible
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marginal product
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change in output over change in input
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average product
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quantity divided by labor input
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firm
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entity that combines a set of inputs to produce a good or service for sale in a market
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generic production function
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Q = f(L,K)
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law of diminishing marginal returns
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if a firm increases one input while holding all others constant, the marginal product of the input will get smaller and smaller