JAMB Economics · Section 3

Theory of Costs and Revenue

Section C: Production, Costs, Revenue, and Market Structures

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Official JAMB Economics outline · Section C: Production, Costs, Revenue, and Market Structures

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Cost concepts: fixed cost, variable cost, total cost, average cost, and marginal cost.

Objective

Explain the various cost concepts.

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Revenue concepts: total revenue, average revenue, and marginal revenue.

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Explain the various revenue concepts.

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Accountants' and economists' notions of cost.

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Differentiate between accountants' and economists' notions of costs.

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Short-run and long-run costs.

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Interpret short-run and long-run cost curves.

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Marginal cost and the supply curve of a firm.

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Establish the relationship between marginal cost and the supply curve.

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