Total Costs
Fixed Costs + Variable Costs
Average Costs
Total Costs / Quantity
Marginal Costs
ΔTotal Costs / ΔQuantity
Total Revenue
Price x Quantity
Average Revenue
Total Revenue / Quantity = Price
Marginal Revenue
ΔTotal Revenue / ΔQuantity
Profit maximisation
MR = MC
Revenue maximisation
MR = 0
Profit Satisficing
Short term shutdown
Average Revenue < Average Variable Costs
(Increasing production would lead to a greater increase in AVC than AR, leading to subnormal profits
Long term leaving industry
Average Revenue < Average Costs
(Since long term, all fixed costs become variable; prolonged sub-normal profits will lead to firm leaving the industry)
Fixed Costs
Variable Costs