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5.3 Cost, Revenue and Profit Maximization WKST

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5.3 Cost, Revenue, and Profit Maximization - Reading Notes


Directions: Use your textbook to answer the following questions Pg. 132-137. (Remember the rules, you will not leave the class until you have shown me what you have completed) Measures of Cost 1. Identify and define the four key measures of cost. Provide examples where indicated. 1)

Ex. 2)

Ex. 3)

4) 2. Which cost is more useful than total cost because it helps us with profit maximization?

3. If a firms total output increases, will the fixed costs increase? Explain why or why not.

Applying Cost Principles 4. Fill in the blanks. The types of cost a firm faces may affect the way it _______________. That is why owners analyze the __________ they incur when they run their business. 5. Fill in the blanks. The fastest-growing area of business today is ___________________.

Name ________________________________________________ Per ______ 6. Fill in the blanks. ______________________ is an example of an industry with low fixed costs. How is this electronic business conducted? 7. Define BREAK-EVEN POINT. 8. What is the difference between an e-commerce store and a traditional business?

Marginal Analysis and Profit Maximization 9. Fill in the blanks. Business compare __________________________ with ________________________ to find the level of production that maximizes profits. 10. Define the two measures of revenue. 1) 2) 11. What is marginal analysis? How is it useful?

12. Fill in the blanks. When ________________ cost is less than ____________________ revenue, more ____________________ should be hired to expand output. 13. Define PROFIT-MAXIMIZING QUANTITY OF OUTPUT.

14. Fill in the blanks. Profit is _________________ when the marginal costs of production _____________ the marginal revenue from sales. 15. In 3-4 sentences summarize what youve learned from this section.

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