microeconomics 3

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production
converts inputs or factor services into outputs of goods and services
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short-run production
occurs when a firm adds variable factors of production to fixed factors of production
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long-run production
occurs when a firm changes the scale of all the factors of production
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productivity
output per unit of input
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labour productivity
output per worker
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capital productivity
output per unit of capital
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productivity gap
the difference between labour productivity in the UK and in other developed economies
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specialisation
a worker only performing one task or a narrow range of tasks
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division of labour
different workers perform different tasks in the course of producing a good or service
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trade
the buying or selling of goods and services
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exchange
to give something in return for something else received
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short run
the time period in which at least one factor of production is fixed and cannot be varied
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long run
the time period in which no factors of production are fixed and in which all the factors of production can be varied
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fixed cost
cost of production which, in the short run, does not change with output
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variable cost
cost of production which changes with the amount that is produced, even in the short run.
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total cost
the whole cost of producing a particular level of output
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average cost
total cost of production divided by output
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long-run average cost
long-run total cost divided by output
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economy of scale
as output increases, long-run average cost falls
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diseconomy of scale
as output increases, long-run average cost rises
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technical economy of scale
a cost saving generated through changes to the 'productive process' as the scale of production and the level of output increase
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internal economy of scale
cost saving resulting from the growth of the firm itself
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external economy of scale
cost saving resulting from the growth of the industry or market of which the firm is a part
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total revenue
all the money received by a firm from selling its total output
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average revenue
total revenue divided by output
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profit
the difference between total sales revenue and total costs of production
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occurs when a firm adds variable factors of production to fixed factors of production

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short-run production

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occurs when a firm changes the scale of all the factors of production

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output per unit of input

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output per worker

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