ECON 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Sunk Costs, Fixed Cost, Variable Cost
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A period of decisions can be changed time during which only some. A period of decisions to be changed expand business shut down business long enough to allow all in experiment stage 1 long run to rent decide whether stage 2 how many meals to sell. Fixed cost costs and are overhead variable cost fixed in short rent etc run some e g other costs vary with output e g raw materials labor etc in experiment 4. Fixed costs 1 variable cost x units produced. 2468 meals supply curve doesn"t consider sunk cost overhead i only variable cost produce it positive contribution 1. 4 people open restaurants i supply curve extends 4 times original decisions can"t be changed in run. 8 damage minimizing otherwise lose more money regret decision to open some will close tease expires. It when price and quantity will change more produced decreases each firm earn less firms shifting out supply i move units equilibrium price restaurant.