This document discusses various cost concepts that are relevant for business operations and decision making. It groups the concepts into accounting cost concepts and analytical cost concepts. Some key accounting cost concepts discussed include opportunity cost vs actual cost, business cost vs full cost, explicit vs implicit cost, and out-of-pocket vs book cost. Analytical cost concepts discussed include fixed vs variable cost, total/average/marginal cost, short-run vs long-run cost, incremental vs sunk cost, historical vs replacement cost, and private vs social cost.
The document discusses isoquant curves and isocost curves.
1. An isoquant curve shows all the combinations of two inputs that can produce the same level of output. It assumes inputs are substitutable to some degree in production.
2. An isocost curve connects all combinations of two inputs that can be purchased with a given budget or expenditure level, based on the prices of the inputs.
3. Firms use isoquant and isocost curves to determine the most cost-effective combination of inputs to achieve a given output level.
The document defines short-run and long-run costs, and explains the relationships between total, fixed, and variable costs. It also defines average and marginal costs. Specifically, it states that in the short-run, output can be increased or decreased while fixed costs remain unchanged. Total cost equals fixed plus variable cost. Average and marginal cost curves are also discussed, with average cost initially declining and then increasing due to diminishing returns.
Cost Output Relationship; Estimation of Cost and OutputDheeraj Rajput
Dheeraj Rawal presented on cost-output relationships and methods for estimating cost functions. There are two main types of cost estimation: short-run and long-run. Short-run estimation looks at costs when some inputs are fixed, while long-run allows all inputs to vary. Common short-run cost curves include total, average, and marginal cost curves. Long-run estimation derives a minimum cost curve from multiple short-run curves. Methods for estimating cost functions include accounting analysis, high-low analysis, scatterplots, and regression analysis. Challenges include accounting for time periods and cost adjustments over time.
The document discusses the concept of profit maximization for firms. It states that firms aim to maximize profits by producing at the quantity where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. Marginal revenue is the change in total revenue from selling one more unit, while marginal cost is the change in total cost from producing one more unit. The profit-maximizing level of output occurs when marginal revenue and marginal cost are equal, as this is where profits are highest.
This document provides an overview of different types of costs that are relevant for business. It defines and gives examples of various costs including actual costs, opportunity costs, sunk costs, incremental costs, explicit costs, implicit costs, book costs, out of pocket costs, accounting costs, economic costs, direct costs, indirect costs, controllable costs, non-controllable costs, historical costs, replacement costs, shutdown costs, abandonment costs, urgent costs, business costs, fixed costs, variable costs, total costs, average costs, marginal costs, short run costs, and long run costs. The document is a presentation on costs submitted by a student for their coursework.
Baumol’s theory of sales maximisation Prabha Panth
Baumol's theory of sales maximization argues that managers prioritize increasing sales over maximizing profits for several reasons. According to the theory, managers prefer steady sales growth to maximize revenue (R) up to the quantity (Qs) where marginal revenue (MR) is zero, rather than the higher quantity (Qm) that would maximize profits. This ensures a minimum acceptable level of profits (Rs) to satisfy shareholders while allowing continued sales growth. However, the theory makes some simplifying assumptions and has been criticized for not fully considering factors like oligopoly interdependence and uncertainties that could impact firms' objectives.
Marginal costing is a technique that classifies costs into fixed and variable costs. Only variable costs are considered in calculating the cost per unit of a product. The difference between sales revenue and variable costs is known as the contribution, which is used to cover fixed costs and determine profitability. Marginal costing helps managers make decisions around pricing, production levels, and profitability by focusing on the relationship between contribution and sales volume. The breakeven point is where total sales revenue equals total costs, indicating no profit or loss.
The document discusses isoquant curves and isocost curves.
1. An isoquant curve shows all the combinations of two inputs that can produce the same level of output. It assumes inputs are substitutable to some degree in production.
2. An isocost curve connects all combinations of two inputs that can be purchased with a given budget or expenditure level, based on the prices of the inputs.
3. Firms use isoquant and isocost curves to determine the most cost-effective combination of inputs to achieve a given output level.
The document defines short-run and long-run costs, and explains the relationships between total, fixed, and variable costs. It also defines average and marginal costs. Specifically, it states that in the short-run, output can be increased or decreased while fixed costs remain unchanged. Total cost equals fixed plus variable cost. Average and marginal cost curves are also discussed, with average cost initially declining and then increasing due to diminishing returns.
Cost Output Relationship; Estimation of Cost and OutputDheeraj Rajput
Dheeraj Rawal presented on cost-output relationships and methods for estimating cost functions. There are two main types of cost estimation: short-run and long-run. Short-run estimation looks at costs when some inputs are fixed, while long-run allows all inputs to vary. Common short-run cost curves include total, average, and marginal cost curves. Long-run estimation derives a minimum cost curve from multiple short-run curves. Methods for estimating cost functions include accounting analysis, high-low analysis, scatterplots, and regression analysis. Challenges include accounting for time periods and cost adjustments over time.
The document discusses the concept of profit maximization for firms. It states that firms aim to maximize profits by producing at the quantity where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. Marginal revenue is the change in total revenue from selling one more unit, while marginal cost is the change in total cost from producing one more unit. The profit-maximizing level of output occurs when marginal revenue and marginal cost are equal, as this is where profits are highest.
This document provides an overview of different types of costs that are relevant for business. It defines and gives examples of various costs including actual costs, opportunity costs, sunk costs, incremental costs, explicit costs, implicit costs, book costs, out of pocket costs, accounting costs, economic costs, direct costs, indirect costs, controllable costs, non-controllable costs, historical costs, replacement costs, shutdown costs, abandonment costs, urgent costs, business costs, fixed costs, variable costs, total costs, average costs, marginal costs, short run costs, and long run costs. The document is a presentation on costs submitted by a student for their coursework.
Baumol’s theory of sales maximisation Prabha Panth
Baumol's theory of sales maximization argues that managers prioritize increasing sales over maximizing profits for several reasons. According to the theory, managers prefer steady sales growth to maximize revenue (R) up to the quantity (Qs) where marginal revenue (MR) is zero, rather than the higher quantity (Qm) that would maximize profits. This ensures a minimum acceptable level of profits (Rs) to satisfy shareholders while allowing continued sales growth. However, the theory makes some simplifying assumptions and has been criticized for not fully considering factors like oligopoly interdependence and uncertainties that could impact firms' objectives.
Marginal costing is a technique that classifies costs into fixed and variable costs. Only variable costs are considered in calculating the cost per unit of a product. The difference between sales revenue and variable costs is known as the contribution, which is used to cover fixed costs and determine profitability. Marginal costing helps managers make decisions around pricing, production levels, and profitability by focusing on the relationship between contribution and sales volume. The breakeven point is where total sales revenue equals total costs, indicating no profit or loss.
The document discusses long-run average cost (LAC) curves. It explains that in the long-run, all factors of production are variable and the LAC curve guides entrepreneurs on optimal plant size and output levels. The LAC curve is derived from short-run cost curves and is U-shaped, representing minimum unit costs for different output levels. Economies of scale may exist as costs fall with increasing output up to a point, after which diseconomies of scale can set in as costs begin rising again. The break-even point is where total revenue equals total costs and no economic profit is made.
The document discusses the concept of cost and various types of costs from the perspective of the theory of cost. It defines cost and explains opportunity cost versus actual cost. It then outlines 10 main types of costs including direct vs indirect costs, fixed vs variable costs, sunk vs incremental costs, and historical vs replacement costs. The document also discusses cost functions and how factors like output, scale, input prices, and technology influence the cost-output relationship in the short-run. Graphs and examples are provided to illustrate short-run total, average and marginal costs.
Factor pricing is determined by demand and supply in competitive markets. The three main factors of production that are traded are labor, land, and capital. Labor demand is determined by the point where the marginal product of labor equals the wage rate. The individual labor supply curve may bend backward at high wages, but the market supply curve remains upward sloping in the long run. Factor prices are determined by the equilibrium of demand and supply in the market. Rent is the payment for fixed factors in excess of their opportunity cost. Profit provides rewards for entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and innovation in imperfect markets.
Breakeven Analysis- A decision-making aid that enables a manager to determine whether a particular volume of sales will result in losses or profits.
Made up of four basic concepts
Fixed costs- costs that do not change
Variable costs- costs that rise in propitiation to sales
Revenue- the total income received
Profit- the money you have after subtracting fixed and variable cost from revenue
Break-even analysis is a study of costs, revenues and sales of a firm and find out the volume of sales where the firm’s costs and revenues will be equal. The Break-even point is the zone of no-profit and no-loss as the costs equal revenues.
The document compares the Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) methods of evaluating investment projects. While NPV and IRR usually lead to the same decisions for independent projects, they can provide conflicting rankings for mutually exclusive projects. The key differences are that NPV is expressed in absolute terms and considers variations in cash flow timing, while IRR is a percentage rate and does not follow the value additivity principle. The document recommends using NPV over IRR for mutually exclusive projects due to its more realistic assumptions and ability to directly measure profitability and impact on shareholder wealth.
A breakeven analysis is used to determine how much sales volume your business needs to start making a profit.
The breakeven analysis is especially useful when you're developing a pricing strategy, either as part of a marketing plan or a business plan.
The document discusses the law of variable proportions, which examines how output changes when the quantity of one input (the variable factor) is increased while keeping other inputs fixed. It defines the law, lists its assumptions, and explains it using a tabular example of increasing a fixed amount of land with varying labor. Total product, marginal product, and average product are calculated at each stage. Graphically, there are three stages: increasing returns, diminishing returns, and negative returns. Causes of each stage are also provided, such as underutilization of fixed factors in the first stage and imperfect substitutability of factors in later stages.
The document discusses marginal costing and its advantages for managerial decision making. Marginal costing involves separating variable and fixed costs. It allows companies to determine contribution margins, break-even points, and margins of safety to aid in decisions around pricing, production levels, and profitability. The key advantage is it focuses on the impact of changes in output on profits. Some disadvantages are it understates inventory values and fixed costs are excluded from short-term decision making.
Cost curves show the relationship between a firm's costs and output. There are several types of costs in the short-run and long-run:
1. Short-run costs include total, fixed, variable, average, and marginal costs. Total cost is the sum of fixed and variable costs. Average costs depend on total costs and output. Marginal cost is the change in total cost from a one-unit change in output.
2. Long-run costs have no fixed costs since all inputs are variable. Long-run total and average costs depend on minimum costs of production at different output levels. Long-run marginal cost is the change in total cost from a change in all variable inputs.
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The document discusses break-even analysis, which is used to determine the sales volume needed for a business to start making a profit. It defines key terms like fixed costs, variable costs, unit price, total revenue, and break-even point. An example is given showing how to calculate break-even point using fixed costs of Rs. 30,000, variable costs of Rs. 7 per unit, and a selling price of Rs. 12 per unit. The break-even point in this example is 6,000 units. Factors that influence break-even point and limitations of break-even analysis are also outlined.
This document discusses key concepts related to production analysis including:
1. It defines production as the process of transforming inputs into outputs and describes a production function as the relationship between inputs and outputs.
2. It outlines short run, long run, and very long run periods and explains factors of production, total product, average product, and marginal product.
3. It describes the three stages of production - increasing, constant, and diminishing returns - and the law of diminishing marginal returns as it relates to a variable input factor.
This document discusses pricing under oligopoly, which refers to a market with a small number of sellers. It defines oligopoly and classifies oligopoly markets based on factors like product homogeneity, entry barriers, price leadership, and collusion. It then examines several non-collusive oligopoly models including Cournot's, Bertrand's, Edgeworth's, and Stackelberg's models. It concludes by discussing the kinked demand curve model of oligopoly developed by Sweezy to explain price rigidity in differentiated oligopoly markets.
- Baumol's theory of sales maximization proposes that managers primarily aim to maximize sales revenue rather than profit.
- The static model of sales maximization assumes a single time period horizon and that firms will produce up to the point where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, even if this leads to profits below the minimum acceptable level, in order to maximize sales.
- The model is extended to include advertising, suggesting that sales-maximizing firms will spend more on advertising than profit-maximizing firms to further increase sales revenue.
-Introduction
-Cost Concepts
-Opportunity Cost and Actual Cost
-Business Cost and Full Cost
-Explicit Cost and Implicit Cost
-Out-of-pocket Cost and Book Cost
-Fixed Cost and Variable Cost
-Total Cost
-Average Cost
-Marginal Cost and Marginal Revenue
-Sunk Cost
To understand the basic concepts of marginal cost and marginal costing.
To understand the difference between the Absorption costing and Marginal Costing.
To learn the practical applications of Marginal costing.
To understand Breakeven charts & Limitation
This document discusses different types of costs related to production. It defines money cost, nominal cost, real cost, opportunity cost, implicit cost, explicit cost, accounting cost, social cost, and entrepreneur's cost. It also covers classification of costs, elements of costs, short-run costs including fixed, variable, total, average and marginal costs. Finally, it discusses long-run cost curves including long-run average cost and long-run marginal cost curves.
The Law of Variable Proportions states that as the quantity of one variable input is increased while holding other inputs fixed, total product will initially rise at an increasing rate, then at a decreasing rate, and eventually at a negative rate. It operates in the short-run when some factors can vary and others are fixed. The law is demonstrated through a schedule that shows as labor is incrementally increased from 1 to 6 units, total product first increases, then increases at a lower rate, and eventually decreases, moving from phases of increasing, diminishing, and negative returns.
This document discusses various cost concepts that are relevant for business operations and decision making. It groups the cost concepts into two categories: 1) accounting cost concepts used for accounting purposes and 2) analytical cost concepts used for economic analysis of business activities. Some key concepts discussed include opportunity cost vs actual cost, fixed vs variable cost, total/average/marginal cost, short-run vs long-run cost, historical vs replacement cost, and private vs social cost.
This document discusses various cost concepts relevant to business operations and decisions. It groups the concepts into two categories: 1) accounting cost concepts used for accounting purposes and 2) analytical cost concepts used for economic analysis. Some key concepts discussed include opportunity cost vs actual cost, fixed vs variable cost, total vs average vs marginal cost, short-run vs long-run cost, historical vs replacement cost, and private vs social cost.
The document discusses long-run average cost (LAC) curves. It explains that in the long-run, all factors of production are variable and the LAC curve guides entrepreneurs on optimal plant size and output levels. The LAC curve is derived from short-run cost curves and is U-shaped, representing minimum unit costs for different output levels. Economies of scale may exist as costs fall with increasing output up to a point, after which diseconomies of scale can set in as costs begin rising again. The break-even point is where total revenue equals total costs and no economic profit is made.
The document discusses the concept of cost and various types of costs from the perspective of the theory of cost. It defines cost and explains opportunity cost versus actual cost. It then outlines 10 main types of costs including direct vs indirect costs, fixed vs variable costs, sunk vs incremental costs, and historical vs replacement costs. The document also discusses cost functions and how factors like output, scale, input prices, and technology influence the cost-output relationship in the short-run. Graphs and examples are provided to illustrate short-run total, average and marginal costs.
Factor pricing is determined by demand and supply in competitive markets. The three main factors of production that are traded are labor, land, and capital. Labor demand is determined by the point where the marginal product of labor equals the wage rate. The individual labor supply curve may bend backward at high wages, but the market supply curve remains upward sloping in the long run. Factor prices are determined by the equilibrium of demand and supply in the market. Rent is the payment for fixed factors in excess of their opportunity cost. Profit provides rewards for entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and innovation in imperfect markets.
Breakeven Analysis- A decision-making aid that enables a manager to determine whether a particular volume of sales will result in losses or profits.
Made up of four basic concepts
Fixed costs- costs that do not change
Variable costs- costs that rise in propitiation to sales
Revenue- the total income received
Profit- the money you have after subtracting fixed and variable cost from revenue
Break-even analysis is a study of costs, revenues and sales of a firm and find out the volume of sales where the firm’s costs and revenues will be equal. The Break-even point is the zone of no-profit and no-loss as the costs equal revenues.
The document compares the Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) methods of evaluating investment projects. While NPV and IRR usually lead to the same decisions for independent projects, they can provide conflicting rankings for mutually exclusive projects. The key differences are that NPV is expressed in absolute terms and considers variations in cash flow timing, while IRR is a percentage rate and does not follow the value additivity principle. The document recommends using NPV over IRR for mutually exclusive projects due to its more realistic assumptions and ability to directly measure profitability and impact on shareholder wealth.
A breakeven analysis is used to determine how much sales volume your business needs to start making a profit.
The breakeven analysis is especially useful when you're developing a pricing strategy, either as part of a marketing plan or a business plan.
The document discusses the law of variable proportions, which examines how output changes when the quantity of one input (the variable factor) is increased while keeping other inputs fixed. It defines the law, lists its assumptions, and explains it using a tabular example of increasing a fixed amount of land with varying labor. Total product, marginal product, and average product are calculated at each stage. Graphically, there are three stages: increasing returns, diminishing returns, and negative returns. Causes of each stage are also provided, such as underutilization of fixed factors in the first stage and imperfect substitutability of factors in later stages.
The document discusses marginal costing and its advantages for managerial decision making. Marginal costing involves separating variable and fixed costs. It allows companies to determine contribution margins, break-even points, and margins of safety to aid in decisions around pricing, production levels, and profitability. The key advantage is it focuses on the impact of changes in output on profits. Some disadvantages are it understates inventory values and fixed costs are excluded from short-term decision making.
Cost curves show the relationship between a firm's costs and output. There are several types of costs in the short-run and long-run:
1. Short-run costs include total, fixed, variable, average, and marginal costs. Total cost is the sum of fixed and variable costs. Average costs depend on total costs and output. Marginal cost is the change in total cost from a one-unit change in output.
2. Long-run costs have no fixed costs since all inputs are variable. Long-run total and average costs depend on minimum costs of production at different output levels. Long-run marginal cost is the change in total cost from a change in all variable inputs.
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The document discusses break-even analysis, which is used to determine the sales volume needed for a business to start making a profit. It defines key terms like fixed costs, variable costs, unit price, total revenue, and break-even point. An example is given showing how to calculate break-even point using fixed costs of Rs. 30,000, variable costs of Rs. 7 per unit, and a selling price of Rs. 12 per unit. The break-even point in this example is 6,000 units. Factors that influence break-even point and limitations of break-even analysis are also outlined.
This document discusses key concepts related to production analysis including:
1. It defines production as the process of transforming inputs into outputs and describes a production function as the relationship between inputs and outputs.
2. It outlines short run, long run, and very long run periods and explains factors of production, total product, average product, and marginal product.
3. It describes the three stages of production - increasing, constant, and diminishing returns - and the law of diminishing marginal returns as it relates to a variable input factor.
This document discusses pricing under oligopoly, which refers to a market with a small number of sellers. It defines oligopoly and classifies oligopoly markets based on factors like product homogeneity, entry barriers, price leadership, and collusion. It then examines several non-collusive oligopoly models including Cournot's, Bertrand's, Edgeworth's, and Stackelberg's models. It concludes by discussing the kinked demand curve model of oligopoly developed by Sweezy to explain price rigidity in differentiated oligopoly markets.
- Baumol's theory of sales maximization proposes that managers primarily aim to maximize sales revenue rather than profit.
- The static model of sales maximization assumes a single time period horizon and that firms will produce up to the point where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, even if this leads to profits below the minimum acceptable level, in order to maximize sales.
- The model is extended to include advertising, suggesting that sales-maximizing firms will spend more on advertising than profit-maximizing firms to further increase sales revenue.
-Introduction
-Cost Concepts
-Opportunity Cost and Actual Cost
-Business Cost and Full Cost
-Explicit Cost and Implicit Cost
-Out-of-pocket Cost and Book Cost
-Fixed Cost and Variable Cost
-Total Cost
-Average Cost
-Marginal Cost and Marginal Revenue
-Sunk Cost
To understand the basic concepts of marginal cost and marginal costing.
To understand the difference between the Absorption costing and Marginal Costing.
To learn the practical applications of Marginal costing.
To understand Breakeven charts & Limitation
This document discusses different types of costs related to production. It defines money cost, nominal cost, real cost, opportunity cost, implicit cost, explicit cost, accounting cost, social cost, and entrepreneur's cost. It also covers classification of costs, elements of costs, short-run costs including fixed, variable, total, average and marginal costs. Finally, it discusses long-run cost curves including long-run average cost and long-run marginal cost curves.
The Law of Variable Proportions states that as the quantity of one variable input is increased while holding other inputs fixed, total product will initially rise at an increasing rate, then at a decreasing rate, and eventually at a negative rate. It operates in the short-run when some factors can vary and others are fixed. The law is demonstrated through a schedule that shows as labor is incrementally increased from 1 to 6 units, total product first increases, then increases at a lower rate, and eventually decreases, moving from phases of increasing, diminishing, and negative returns.
This document discusses various cost concepts that are relevant for business operations and decision making. It groups the cost concepts into two categories: 1) accounting cost concepts used for accounting purposes and 2) analytical cost concepts used for economic analysis of business activities. Some key concepts discussed include opportunity cost vs actual cost, fixed vs variable cost, total/average/marginal cost, short-run vs long-run cost, historical vs replacement cost, and private vs social cost.
This document discusses various cost concepts relevant to business operations and decisions. It groups the concepts into two categories: 1) accounting cost concepts used for accounting purposes and 2) analytical cost concepts used for economic analysis. Some key concepts discussed include opportunity cost vs actual cost, fixed vs variable cost, total vs average vs marginal cost, short-run vs long-run cost, historical vs replacement cost, and private vs social cost.
This document provides an analysis of costs and revenues. It defines and explains various cost concepts including actual and opportunity costs, fixed and variable costs, as well as average, marginal, and total costs. Cost behavior in the short-run and long-run is examined. Revenue concepts such as total, average, and marginal revenue are also introduced. Learning curves and cost functions are discussed. The importance of understanding costs for business decision making is emphasized.
This document discusses the concept and types of cost. It defines cost as expenses incurred in supplying goods and services. It outlines 10 types of costs including opportunity cost, direct vs indirect cost, fixed vs variable cost, sunk vs incremental cost. It also discusses cost functions and how factors like output, input prices, technology impact cost. Finally, it examines the cost-output relationship in the short-run and long-run, including graphs of total, average and marginal cost curves in the short-run and long-run average cost curves.
The document discusses the concept of cost and various types of costs from the perspective of the theory of cost. It defines cost and explains opportunity cost versus actual cost. It then outlines 10 main types of costs including direct vs indirect costs, fixed vs variable costs, sunk vs incremental costs, and historical vs replacement costs. The document also discusses cost functions and how factors like output, scale, input prices, and technology influence the cost-output relationship in the short-run. Graphs and examples are provided to illustrate short-run total, average, and marginal costs.
The document discusses key concepts in managerial economics including:
- Accounting costs consider explicit costs while economic costs consider both explicit and implicit costs.
- Fixed costs do not vary with production while variable costs do vary with production. Common fixed costs include rent and salaries while common variable costs are raw materials and labor.
- Average cost is total cost divided by output while marginal cost is the change in total cost from producing one additional unit of output.
- The relationship between average cost and marginal cost is that when marginal cost is diminishing, total cost increases at a diminishing rate, and when marginal cost is rising, total cost increases at an increasing rate. The lowest point of marginal cost corresponds to the minimum point of
The document defines and differentiates between various types of costs including total, variable, fixed, average, and marginal costs. It also discusses the differences between short run and long run costs. Total cost is the sum of fixed and variable costs. Variable costs change with output while fixed costs do not. In the long run, all costs are variable. Marginal cost is the change in total cost from producing one additional unit of output. Average cost is total cost divided by units of output. The relationship between average and marginal cost depends on whether average costs are increasing, decreasing, or constant.
Theory of Production and Cost, Break-even AnalysisKumar Pawar
This document summarizes a presentation on management topics including production theory, costs, and break-even analysis. It was created by three students - Kumar Pawar, Rangat Mehta, and Jay Kheni. The presentation covers the meaning of production, production functions, factors of production, laws of variable proportions and returns to scale. It also defines fixed and variable costs, total and average costs, marginal and opportunity costs. Finally, it explains break-even analysis including the objective to find the production volume where a firm will make a profit.
The document defines and provides examples of different types of costs that are relevant to business and economic analysis including:
- Fixed costs that do not vary with activity level (e.g. taxes, insurance)
- Variable costs that vary with activity level (e.g. labor, energy)
- Incremental costs that result from increasing output
- Direct costs that can be directly allocated to outputs (e.g. materials for a chair)
- Indirect costs that are difficult to allocate to specific outputs (e.g. general supplies)
- Standard costs that are planned in advance of production
- Cash costs that involve cash payments versus book costs that represent recovery of past expenditures
- Sunk costs that
This document discusses cost analysis and various cost concepts. It begins by defining cost analysis and its importance in business decision making. It then outlines several types of costs including: opportunity cost, economic cost, accounting cost, private and social costs, incremental and sunk costs, direct and indirect costs, average, marginal and total costs. It also discusses cost-output relationships in the short-run and long-run, factors determining costs, and break-even analysis. The key purpose is to provide an overview of different cost concepts and cost-output relationships that are important for business analysis and decision making.
This document discusses the concepts of cost and revenue and how they relate to profit maximization for firms. It defines key cost concepts like fixed vs variable costs, historical vs replacement costs, and private vs social costs. Cost is determined by factors like plant size, output level, input prices, productivity, technology, and management efficiency. In the short run, total costs increase with output while average costs initially decrease and then increase due to limitations on varying fixed costs. Maximizing profit requires increasing revenue and decreasing costs.
Meaning of Cost Analysis
Basic Cost Concept
Basic concept of financial Accounting/ Accounting Rules-Problems
Depreciation
Methods of Depreciation -Problems
Break Even Analysis
Marginal Uses of BEA
The document discusses the key factors of production - land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship - and different types of costs. It defines 13 different concepts of costs, including: fixed vs variable costs; historical vs replacement costs; explicit vs implicit costs; avoidable vs unavoidable costs; controllable vs uncontrollable costs; and accounting vs economic costs. The document provides explanations of each cost concept to help with business decision making and understanding financial statements.
The document discusses various cost concepts including:
- Opportunity cost and actual cost
- Business costs and full costs
- Explicit and implicit costs
- Short-run and long-run costs including fixed, variable, average, and marginal costs
- Traditional theories of costs including short-run cost curves and production rules
- Modern theories including the long-run average cost curve and concepts of economies and diseconomies of scale
Macro Economics
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The document discusses various cost concepts including:
- Real cost refers to the actual quantities of factors used in production, while money cost expresses costs in monetary terms.
- Explicit costs are actual expenses paid by the firm, while implicit costs are theoretical expenses not captured in accounting.
- Fixed costs remain constant regardless of output levels, while variable costs fluctuate with output.
- Historical cost refers to the original price paid, while replacement cost is the current price to acquire the same assets.
- Private costs affect individual firms, while social costs impact society as a whole.
The document discusses different types of costs involved in production:
1) Total cost is the aggregate of all expenditures to produce a given output level. It includes total fixed cost plus total variable cost.
2) Total fixed cost refers to costs of fixed inputs that do not vary with output in the short run, such as rent, interest, and insurance.
3) Total variable cost refers to costs of variable inputs that vary with output, such as raw materials and wages. It increases with higher output.
4) Average and marginal costs are also discussed as important measures to analyze a firm's cost structure.
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS DECISIONS
MODULE: COST ANALYSIS
CONTENT
Various concepts of cost
;Fixed cost and Variable cost
Opportunity cost and Outlay cost
Short term and Long term cost
Explicit cost and Implicit cost
Past and Future costs
Economics and Accounting cost
Out of pocket cost and Book cost
Incremental and Sunk cost
Avoidable and Unavoidable costs
Replacement and Historical cost
Shut down and Abandonment cost
DETERMINANTS OF COST
Introduction
General Determinants
Output Level
Prices of factors of production
Productivities of factors of production
Technology
COST OUPUT RELATIONSHIP
Short Run
Long Run
OPTIMUM FIRM
Meaning
Short Run
Long Run
Cost analysis refers to the study of how costs behave in relation to factors like output size, scale of operations, input prices, and technology. Cost is influenced by the size of the plant, with larger plants enjoying economies of scale. Cost also depends on output level, input prices, labor issues, technology, and managerial efficiency. Understanding different cost concepts is important for business decision making. Costs can be classified as fixed, variable, historical, replacement, explicit, implicit, avoidable, unavoidable, controllable, uncontrollable, and more.
- Cost analysis deals with the behavior of costs in relation to factors like output, scale of operations, input prices, and technology.
- Costs are classified as fixed and variable. Fixed costs remain constant while variable costs change with output.
- The cost-output relationship and break-even point are important for determining the optimal production level and profitability.
- Break-even analysis identifies the minimum sales needed to cover total costs. It helps managers with cost control, pricing, and other decisions.
A Human Resources Audit is a comprehensive method (or means) to review current human resources policies, procedures, documentation and systems to identify needs for improvement and enhancement of the HR function as well as to assess compliance with ever-changing rules and regulations.
GAAP refers to the common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures that ensure consistent accounting procedures are followed in recording business transactions and preparing financial statements. GAAP is based on basic accounting assumptions like separate entity, monetary unit and time period, as well as principles like historical cost, full disclosure and revenue recognition. Publicly traded companies must follow GAAP to provide transparent and consistent financial reporting. Similarly, IAS are international standards that facilitate cross-border capital flows and global business by standardizing financial reporting across countries.
This document discusses knowledge management. It defines knowledge management as the process of creating, sharing, using and managing knowledge through initiatives, processes, strategies and systems. It discusses the types of knowledge as explicit knowledge, which is easy to communicate and store, and tacit knowledge, which is personal skills and experiences. It also outlines the knowledge management life cycle and forms of knowledge as personal, sharing and public knowledge. Finally, it distinguishes between knowledge and information, noting that knowledge requires information to exist.
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2. The cost concepts that are relevant to
business operation and decisions can be
grouped on the basis of their nature and
propose under to overlapping
categories:-
1. Cost concept used for accounting
propose
2. Analytical cost concepts and used in
economic analysis of business activities
COST CONCEPTS
3. ACCOUNTING COST CONCEPTS
• Opportunity Cost And Actual Cost
• Business Cost And Full Costs
• Explicit Cost And Implicit Cost
• Out- Of- Pocket And Book Cost
4. ACCOUNTING COST CONCEPTS
1. Opportunity cost and actual cost actual cost is all paid
out costs of the business firms to take the advantages
of the best opportunity available to them. The
opportunity cost is the opportunity lost for lack of
resources. An opportunity to make income is lost
because of scarcity of resource like land, labour, capital
etc.
2. Business costs and full cost business costs include all
the expenses that are incurred to carry out a business.
The concept of business costs is similar to the actual or
real costs.
5. 3. Explicit Costs and Implicit Costs:- The actual or
explicit costs are those which are actually incurred by
the firm in payment for labour, material, plant,
building, machinery, equipment, travelling and
transport, advertisement, etc. the total money
expenses, recorded in the book of account are, for all
practical purposes, the actual costs.
4. Out-of-pocket and Book Cost:- The items of
expenditure that involve cash payment of cash
transfer, both recurring and non-recurring, are known
as out-of-pocket costs. In a way, these are payment
made by a firm to its self. Depreciation allowances and
unpaid interest on the owners own funds are the
example of book cost.
6. ANALYTICAL COST CONCEPTS
The analytical cost concepts
refers to the different concepts
that are used in analyzing the
cost- output relationship with
increase in inputs and outputs
and also the cost concepts that
figure in analyzing the effect of
expansions of production on
the society as a whole.
7. ANALYTICAL COST CONCEPTS(Con.)
Fixed And Variable Cost
Total, Average And Marginal Costs
Sort-run And Long-run Cost
Incremental Costs And Sunk Costs
Historical And Replacement Cost
Private And Social Costs
8. FIXED AND VARIABLE COST
Fixed Cost:- FC are that remain fixed an amount
for a certain quantity of output. Fixed cost those
not vary with variation in the output between zero
and a certain of output. In other words, cost that
do not vary or remain constant for a certain level of
output are treated as fixed cost.
Variable Cost:- VC are those which vary with the
variation in the total output. Variables cost include
cost of raw material, running cost of fixed capital,
such as fuel, repairs routine maintenance
expenditure, direct labour charge associated with
the labour of the output and the costs of all other
inputs that vary with outputs.
9. TOTAL, AVERAGE AND MARGINAL
COSTS
Total Cost:- TC refers to the total outlays of
money expenditure, both explicit and implicit, on
the resources used to produce a given level of
output. It includes both fixed and variable cost.
Average Cost:- AC is of statistical nature-it is not
actual cost. It is obtained dividing the total cost
(TC) by the output.
Marginal Cost:- MC is defined as the addition to
the total cost on account of producing one
additional unit of the product. Or, marginal cost is
the cost of the marginal unit produced.
10. SHORT-RUN AND LONG-RUN
COST
Short-Run:- Sort-run refers to the time
period during which scale of production remain
unchanged. The cost incurred in the sort-run
are called sort-run costs. It includes both the
variable and the fixed costs.
Long- Run:- long-run cost on the other
hand are those that are incurred increase
the scale of production in the long run .
The costs are incurred on the fixed factor
like plant , building ,machine etc .
11. INCREMENTAL COSTS AND SUNK
COSTS
Incremental Cost: IC are closely related to
the concept of marginal cost but with a relatively
wider connotation. While marginal cost refers to
the cost of the marginal unit (generally 1 unit) of
output, incremental cost refers to the total
additional cost associated with the decisions to
expand the output or to add a new variety of
product, etc.
Sunk Costs: SC are those which are made
once and for all and cannot we altered, increased
or decreased, by varying the rate of output, nor
can they be recorded.
12. HISTORICAL AND REPLACEMENT
COST
Historical Cost: HC refers to the cost incurred in
past on the acquisition of productive assets, e.g.
land, building, machinery, etc.
Replacement Cost: RC refers to the
expenditure made for replacing an old asset. These
concepts owe their significance to the unstable
nature of input prices. Stable prices over time, other
given, keep historical and replacement costs on par
with each other. Instability in asset prices makes the
two costs differ from each other.
13. PRIVATE AND SOCIAL COSTS
Private Cost: PC are those which are actually
incurred or for provided for by an individual or a firm
on the purchase of goods and services from the market.
For a firm, all the actual costs, both explicit and implicit,
are private costs. Private costs are internalized costs
that are incorporated in the firm’s total cost of
production.
Social Cost: SC on the other hand, refers to the
total cost born by the society due to production of
commodity. Social costs include both private cost and
the external cost.
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