Decision Making Process of Consumers and Firms
The focus of this lecture is the decision making process. Students will
learn about the consumer's purchasing pattern and firm's production process.
Definitions of production and cost functions will be covered.
OBJECTIVES
1. Understand topics about consumption possibilities.
2. Define total and marginal utilities
3. Analyze the utility maximization model.
4. Differentiate between economic and accounting cost and profit.
5. Understand the short run and long run production and cost functions.
TOPICS
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following topics.
CONSUMPTION POSSIBILITIES
UTILITY
UTILITY MAXIMIZATION MODEL
INDIFFERENCE
CURVE
ECONOMIC PROFIT AND PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
PRODUCTION
PROCESS
SHORT RUN
LONG RUN