CUET Economics: MicroProduction & Costs. Free, no login required.

Consider the production function $q = f(x_1, x_2)$ where the firm produces q amout of output $x_1$ amount of factor 1 and $x_2$ amount of factor 2. The firm decides to increase the employment level of both the factors t (t > 1). Identify the equation for decreasing returns to scale from the following.

The change in total cost per unit of change in output is known as by which name

Which of the following conditions must hold for a firm to maximise its profit.

(A) Price= Short run marginal Cost

(B) Short Run marginal cost curve is non-decreasing

(C) Price ≤ Marginal Cost

(D) Price ≥ Average variable cost

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The difference between the revenue and cost is known as________