生产函数决定成本函数(英文版) .pptxVIP

Chapter 6Production and CostsSteven Landsburg, University of RochesterCopyright ?2005 by Thomson South-Western, part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.Landsburg, Price Theory and Application, 6th editionIntroduction生產函數決定成本函數，而(邊際)成本會影響供給函數；因此，本章先介紹生產函數，然後說明成本函數。生產函數在說明生產要素與產量之間的關係；生產要素分為兩類，一類是短期即可變動其使用的數量的(以勞工為代表)，另一類是長期才可變動其使用的數量的(以資本為代表) 。產量受到生產技術與生產要素的影響Where do cost curves come fromDepends on firm’s available technologyDetermines production processProduction process determines firm’s costsLandsburg, Price Theory and Application, 6th editionProduction and Costs in the Short