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MARGINAL FACTOR COST, MONOPSONY: The change in total factor cost resulting from a change in the quantity of factor input employed by a monopsony. Marginal factor cost, abbreviated MFC, indicates how total factor cost changes with the employment of one more input. It is found by dividing the change in total factor cost by the change in the quantity of input used. Marginal factor cost is compared with marginal revenue product to identify the profit-maximizing quantity of input to hire.
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Lesson 5: Market Demand | Unit 4: Determinants
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Demand determinants shift the demand curve.- The demand curve is drawn assuming that only price and quantity change. The determinants are assumed to be constant.
- A change in one of the determinants can cause:
- A decrease in demand, a leftward shift, which means that for any price, for every price, buyers are willing and able to buy less of the good.
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MARGINAL REVENUE The change in total revenue resulting from a change in the quantity of output sold. Marginal revenue indicates how much extra revenue a firm receives for selling an extra unit of output. It is found by dividing the change in total revenue by the change in the quantity of output. Marginal revenue is the slope of the total revenue curve and is one of two revenue concepts derived from total revenue. The other is average revenue. To maximize profit, a firm equates marginal revenue and marginal cost.
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