Marginal concepts

Marginal revenue productivity theory of wages

The marginal revenue productivity theory of wages is a model of wage levels in which they set to match to the marginal revenue product of labor, (the value of the marginal product of labor), which is the increment to revenues caused by the increment to output produced by the last laborer employed. In a model, this is justified by an assumption that the firm is profit-maximizing and thus would employ labor only up to the point that marginal labor costs equal the marginal revenue generated for the firm. This is a model of the neoclassical economics type. The marginal revenue product of a worker is equal to the product of the marginal product of labour (the increment to output from an increment to labor used) and the marginal revenue (the increment to sales revenue from an increment to output): . The theory states that workers will be hired up to the point when the marginal revenue product is equal to the wage rate. If the marginal revenue brought by the worker is less than the wage rate, then employing that laborer would cause a decrease in profit. The idea that payments to factors of production equal their marginal productivity had been laid out by John Bates Clark and Knut Wicksell in simpler models. Much of the MRP theory stems from Wicksell's model. (Wikipedia).

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Section (2.7) Marginal Analysis

Applied Calculus – Section (2.7) Marginal Analysis This lecture defines marginal cost, revenue, and profit. We use the derivative to evaluate marginal change at a specified level of production and compare the result to the exact monetary change when production increases by one unit. Then w

From playlist Applied Calculus

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Calculus - Marginal cost

In this video we cover the idea of marginal cost. This is simply the derivative of the cost function. We can roughly define marginal cost as the cost of producing one additional item. For more videos please visit http://www.mysecretmathtutor.com

From playlist Calculus

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Marginal Cost, Marginal Revenue, and Marginal Profit

This calculus video tutorial provides a basic introduction into marginal cost, marginal revenue, and marginal profit. It explains how to find the production level that will maximize the profit generated by a company. The revenue function or sales function is the product of the production

From playlist New Calculus Video Playlist

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Ex: Given the Cost and Demand Functions, Maximize Profit

This video explains how to maximize profit given the cost function and the demand function. Site: http://mathispower4u.com

From playlist Applications of Differentiation – Maximum/Minimum/Optimization Problems

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Lec 18 | MIT 14.01SC Principles of Microeconomics

Lecture 18: Factor Markets Instructor: Jon Gruber, 14.01 students View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/14-01SCF10 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

From playlist MIT 14.01SC Principles of Microeconomics

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Mod-01 Lec-28 The centrality of the idea of efficiency in the study of market

History of Economic Theory by Dr. Shivakumar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences IIT Madras, For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

From playlist IIT Madras: History of Economic Theory | CosmoLearning.org Economics

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16. Input Markets II—Labor and Capital

MIT 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2018 Instructor: Prof. Jonathan Gruber View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/14-01F18 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62oJSoqb4Rf-vZMGUBe59G- This lecture continues to explore factor markets, using min

From playlist MIT 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2018

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15. Input Markets I—Labor Market

MIT 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2018 Instructor: Prof. Jonathan Gruber View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/14-01F18 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62oJSoqb4Rf-vZMGUBe59G- This lecture covers factor markets, the markets that set th

From playlist MIT 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2018

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Microeconomics Graphs Review

Thank you for watching my econ videos. In an AP or introductory college microeconomic course you must draw, shift, and explain a bunch of graphs, including: supply and demand, perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, monopsony, externalities and more. In this video I explai

From playlist Micro Unit 6: Market Failure and the Government

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The Push-Up Machine - Labor Market Activity

This is a great activity to simulate the labor market and show how a business decides how many workers to hire. Watch the video and see if you can figure out the following: 1. How many workers should be hired to maximize profit? 2. What output should be produced to maximize profit? 3. How

From playlist Micro Unit 5: Factor (Resource) Markets

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(THE LOST EPISODES) Monopsony Factor, Perfectly Competitive Output

In this video, I go into the formal model of Monopsony in more detail. As you would expect, a less competitive buyer's market means a better price for the buyer -- in this case, lower wages for workers (and fewer workers hired). "(THE LOST EPISODES) Monopsony Factor, Perfectly Competitiv

From playlist Microeconomics modules

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Mod-01 Lec-22 More on Equilibrium: Cournot, Dupuit, Gossen, von Thunen

History of Economic Theory by Dr. Shivakumar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences IIT Madras, For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

From playlist IIT Madras: History of Economic Theory | CosmoLearning.org Economics

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(The Lost Episodes) Perfectly Competitive Factor and Output Markets

The first of four cases for a firm operating in a factor market, this looks at a firm that competes with many other firms not only to sell its product, but to purchase its resources. "(THE LOST EPISODES) Perfectly Competitive Factor and Output Markets" by Dr. Mary J. McGlasson is licensed

From playlist Microeconomics modules

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How many people to hire given the MPR curve | Microeconomics | Khan Academy

Thinking about how many people it makes sense to hire. Brief discussion of a monopsony. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/microeconomics/firm-economic-profit/labor-marginal-product-rev/v/adding-demand-curves?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campa

From playlist Factor markets | AP Microeconomics | Khan Academy

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Ex: Profit Function Application - Maximize Profit

This video explains how to maximize a profit function using calculus methods. Site: http://mathispower4u.com

From playlist Business Applications of Differentiation and Relative Extrema

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