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Production Function. A production function shows the functional relationship given by technology between a firm’s physical rates of input and its physical rates of output per unit of time. TPP = f ( a, b, c, … ). Characteristics of a Production Function. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A production function shows the functional relationship A production function shows the functional relationship given by technology between a firm’s physical rates of given by technology between a firm’s physical rates of input and its physical rates of output per unit of time.input and its physical rates of output per unit of time.
TPP = TPP = ff ( a, b, c, … ) ( a, b, c, … )
Characteristics of a Characteristics of a Production FunctionProduction Function
Production refers to the transformation of inputs into Production refers to the transformation of inputs into output;output;
A production function is a flow concept;A production function is a flow concept;
A production function is a physical, technological, or A production function is a physical, technological, or engineering concept, and yet it has an economic engineering concept, and yet it has an economic dimension to it; anddimension to it; and
In production analysis, factors of production can be In production analysis, factors of production can be separated into fixed and variable factors.separated into fixed and variable factors.
Value RelationshipsValue Relationships
Total Product (TVP)Total Product (TVP)
TVP = TPP * PTVP = TPP * P
Marginal Value Product (MVP)Marginal Value Product (MVP)
MVP = MPP * PMVP = MPP * P
Marginal Revenue Product (MRP)Marginal Revenue Product (MRP)
MRP = MPP * MRMRP = MPP * MR
Marginal Factor Cost (MFC)Marginal Factor Cost (MFC)