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Page 1 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Contents Introduction Concept of production function – Isoquants, MRTS Concept of Total Product, Average & MarginalProduct Short Run and Long Run analysis of production The Law of Variable proportion – Returns to scale Production Cost – Concept of Cost, Classification of Short run cost – Longrun cost Page 2 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Contents Introduction Concept of production function – Isoquants, MRTS Concept of Total Product, Average & MarginalProduct Short Run and Long Run analysis of production The Law of Variable proportion – Returns to scale Production Cost – Concept of Cost, Classification of Short run cost – Longrun cost Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 ? Production is a very important economic activity. ? It is important both from the individual as well as the social points of view. ? The standard of living of a people is the ultimate analysis which depends on the volume and variety of production. ? The performance of an economy is judged by the level of its production. i.e. Those countries which produce goods in large quantities are rich and those which produce little of them are poor. ? The process of growth or development consists of increasing level of production in the economy. The term ‘Production’ in economics refers to the creation of those goods and services which have exchange value. The process by which man utilises or converts the resources of nature, working upon them so as to make them satisfy the human wants. “Production as any activity whether physical or mental, which is directed to the satisfaction of other people’s wants through exchange.” – Prof. J. R. Hicks Part 6 Page 3 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Contents Introduction Concept of production function – Isoquants, MRTS Concept of Total Product, Average & MarginalProduct Short Run and Long Run analysis of production The Law of Variable proportion – Returns to scale Production Cost – Concept of Cost, Classification of Short run cost – Longrun cost Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 ? Production is a very important economic activity. ? It is important both from the individual as well as the social points of view. ? The standard of living of a people is the ultimate analysis which depends on the volume and variety of production. ? The performance of an economy is judged by the level of its production. i.e. Those countries which produce goods in large quantities are rich and those which produce little of them are poor. ? The process of growth or development consists of increasing level of production in the economy. The term ‘Production’ in economics refers to the creation of those goods and services which have exchange value. The process by which man utilises or converts the resources of nature, working upon them so as to make them satisfy the human wants. “Production as any activity whether physical or mental, which is directed to the satisfaction of other people’s wants through exchange.” – Prof. J. R. Hicks Part 6 Introduction Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Production consists of various processes to add utility to natural resources for gaining greater satisfaction from them by: 1. Changing the form of natural resources. 2. Changing the place of the resources. 3. Making available materials at times when they are not normally available. 4. Making use of personal skills in the form of services. Part 6 Thus the entire process of production is nothing but creation of form utility, place utility and/or personal utility. Assumptions: a) Specified period of time. b) Technical knowledge does not change. c) Most efficient technique available. d) Factors of production are divisible into units. Part 2 Part 1 Page 4 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Contents Introduction Concept of production function – Isoquants, MRTS Concept of Total Product, Average & MarginalProduct Short Run and Long Run analysis of production The Law of Variable proportion – Returns to scale Production Cost – Concept of Cost, Classification of Short run cost – Longrun cost Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 ? Production is a very important economic activity. ? It is important both from the individual as well as the social points of view. ? The standard of living of a people is the ultimate analysis which depends on the volume and variety of production. ? The performance of an economy is judged by the level of its production. i.e. Those countries which produce goods in large quantities are rich and those which produce little of them are poor. ? The process of growth or development consists of increasing level of production in the economy. The term ‘Production’ in economics refers to the creation of those goods and services which have exchange value. The process by which man utilises or converts the resources of nature, working upon them so as to make them satisfy the human wants. “Production as any activity whether physical or mental, which is directed to the satisfaction of other people’s wants through exchange.” – Prof. J. R. Hicks Part 6 Introduction Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Production consists of various processes to add utility to natural resources for gaining greater satisfaction from them by: 1. Changing the form of natural resources. 2. Changing the place of the resources. 3. Making available materials at times when they are not normally available. 4. Making use of personal skills in the form of services. Part 6 Thus the entire process of production is nothing but creation of form utility, place utility and/or personal utility. Assumptions: a) Specified period of time. b) Technical knowledge does not change. c) Most efficient technique available. d) Factors of production are divisible into units. Part 2 Part 1 Introduction Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 © TheYoungIndianEconomists.com Labor (in millions) GDP (in billions) Y= (L) f Part 2 Part 1 Page 5 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Contents Introduction Concept of production function – Isoquants, MRTS Concept of Total Product, Average & MarginalProduct Short Run and Long Run analysis of production The Law of Variable proportion – Returns to scale Production Cost – Concept of Cost, Classification of Short run cost – Longrun cost Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 ? Production is a very important economic activity. ? It is important both from the individual as well as the social points of view. ? The standard of living of a people is the ultimate analysis which depends on the volume and variety of production. ? The performance of an economy is judged by the level of its production. i.e. Those countries which produce goods in large quantities are rich and those which produce little of them are poor. ? The process of growth or development consists of increasing level of production in the economy. The term ‘Production’ in economics refers to the creation of those goods and services which have exchange value. The process by which man utilises or converts the resources of nature, working upon them so as to make them satisfy the human wants. “Production as any activity whether physical or mental, which is directed to the satisfaction of other people’s wants through exchange.” – Prof. J. R. Hicks Part 6 Introduction Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Production consists of various processes to add utility to natural resources for gaining greater satisfaction from them by: 1. Changing the form of natural resources. 2. Changing the place of the resources. 3. Making available materials at times when they are not normally available. 4. Making use of personal skills in the form of services. Part 6 Thus the entire process of production is nothing but creation of form utility, place utility and/or personal utility. Assumptions: a) Specified period of time. b) Technical knowledge does not change. c) Most efficient technique available. d) Factors of production are divisible into units. Part 2 Part 1 Introduction Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 © TheYoungIndianEconomists.com Labor (in millions) GDP (in billions) Y= (L) f Part 2 Part 1 Iso-quant or Equal product curves Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 ? A production function with two variable inputs can be represented by a family of isoproduct curves or isoquants. ? They are also known as equal product curves or production indifference curves. ? It is a curve along which the maximum achievable rate of production is constant. ? It represents all possible combinations of the two factors that will give the same total product per unit of time. Properties of isoquants: 1. Slope downwards from left to the right( Negative slope) 2. Convex to the origin 3. Isoquants to the right represent a larger output 4. Never cut each other 5. Units of output shown on isoquants are purely arbitrary 6. Between two isoquants there can be a number of isoquants 7. No isoquants can touch either axis. Part 6 Part 2 Part 1Read More
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