Thursday, January 22, 2015

Notes (1/16/15)
Surplus
QS>QD
Quality supply is greater then quality demanded

Shortage
QD>QS
Quality demanded is greater then quality supply

Equilibrium- the point in which supply and demand  intersect
- At this point, resources are used efficiently
Disequilibrium- when it's not used efficiently



Price ceiling- government imposed price control on how high a price can be changed for a product or service

Price floor- a government imposed price control on how low someone can change for a product or service

Total revenue= PxQ

Marginal revenue- the additional income from selling more units of a good

Fixed cost- cost that does not change no matter how much is produced
Ex.: rent, mortgage, and insurance etc

Variable cost- a cost that fluctuates or changes ( does depend on how much is produced)
Ex.: gas, cell phone bill,etc

Marginal cost- a cost of producing one more unit of a good

New TS – old TS

Formulas
TC= TFC+TVC
AFC= TFC/Q
AVC= TVC/Q
ATC= AFC+AVC or TC/Q

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