Cost for firms

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In the s.... r... at least one factor of production is fixed
Short Run
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In the l... r.. all four factors of production are variable
Long Run
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When total income or revenue for a firm is greater than total costs
Profits
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What the firm receives for the sale of its products
Total Revenue
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Total Revenue/Number Sold
Average Revenue
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The addition to total revenue from the production of one extra unit
Marginal Revenue
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Total Revenue-Total Costs
Total Profit
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The amount required to keep a factor employed in its present activity in the long run
Normal Profit
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Where a firm chooses a level of output where marginal revenue equals marginal costs
Profit Maximisation
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A return above normal profit - a surplus payment
Supernormal Profit
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Profit below normal which should lead to the firms leaving the industry
Subnormal Profit
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Where increasing amounts of a variable factor are added to a fixed factor and the amount added to a total product by each additional unit of the variable factor eventually decreases
The Law of Diminishing Returns
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If you don't have a recognizable brand it will be harder to enter the market
Brand Loyalty
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Bigger businesses benefit from low average costs, people choose not to enter the market as they know their costs won't be as low
Economies of Scale
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Legal Protection to prevent copy write of products
Patents
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Meeting a required standard for example
Regulations
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Need to invest in high t......... in order to enter the market
Technology
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The market share of the largest firms in the industry
Concentration Ratio
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In the l... r.. all four factors of production are variable

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Long Run

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When total income or revenue for a firm is greater than total costs

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What the firm receives for the sale of its products

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Total Revenue/Number Sold

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