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Modelans MB0026 Set1
Modelans MB0026 Set1
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A hypothetical production schedule is worked out to explain he operation of the law.
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Fixed Factor = 1 Acre of land + Rs. 5000 capital. Variable factor = labor
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Units of Variable Inputs TP in AP in MP in
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(Labor) Units Units Units
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0 0 0 0
1 10 10 10 I Stage
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2 24 12 14
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3 39 13 15
4 52
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5 60 12 8
6 66 11 6
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Total Product or Output (TP) – It is the output derived from all factors units, both fixed
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Average Product or Output (AP) – It can be obtained by dividing total output by the
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Marginal Product or Output (MP) – It is the output derived from the employment of an
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Trends in output
From the table, one can observe the following tendencies in the TP, AP & MP
1. Total output goes on increasing as long as MP is positive. It is the highest when
MP IS Zero and TP declines when MP becomes negative.
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2. P increases in the beginning, reaches the highest point and diminishes at the end.
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3. AP will also have the same tendencies as the MP. In the beginning MP will be
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higher than AP but at the end AP will be higher than MP.
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In the diagram below, along with OX axis, we measure the amount of variable factors
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employed and along OY – axis, we measure TP, AP & MP.
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Diagrammatic Representation
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80 tp
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Level of Output
40 TP Series
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AP Series
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30 MP Series
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
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MP
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