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Cost Minimization of a Competitive Firm

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  • Pahlaj Moolio
  • Jamal Nazrul Islam

    (University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
    Indus Institute of Higher Education (IIHE) karachi Pakistan,)

Abstract

One of the economists’ missions is to predict the behavioral responses of consumers or firms on the assumption that optimizing continues. Once this capability is developed, economists try to manage “today” to optimize future economic return of the inputs. Techniques to predict future performance vary from an educated guess based on an appropriate analogy to very complex analytical and numerical calculations and approximations. However, what they all have in common is that they analyze performance in past to say something to obtain constrained optimal output in future. Considering Lagrange multiplier technique applied to a firm’s cost minimization problem subject to production function as an output constraint, an attempt has been made in this paper to apply necessary and sufficient conditions for optimal values. We gave interpretation of Lagrange multiplier and showed that its value is positive. Examining the behavior of the firm; that is, if the cost of a particular input increases, the firm needs to consider decreasing level of that particular input; at the same time, there is no effect on the level of other inputs; also that when the demand of product increases, the firm should consider increasing its level of inputs: capital, labour and other inputs, have been derived.

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  • Pahlaj Moolio & Jamal Nazrul Islam, 2008. "Cost Minimization of a Competitive Firm," Indus Journal of Management & Social Science (IJMSS), Department of Business Administration, vol. 2(2), pages 148-160, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:iih:journl:v:2:y:2008:i:2:p:148-160
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    Cited by:

    1. ROY, Lia & MOLLA, Rashed & MOHAJAN, Haradhan Kumar, 2021. "Cost Minimization Is Essential For The Sustainable Development Of An Industry: A Mathematical Economic Model Approach," Annals of Spiru Haret University, Economic Series, Universitatea Spiru Haret, vol. 21(1), pages 37-71.
    2. Jamal Nazrul Islam & Haradhan Kumar Mohajan & Pahlaj Moolio, 2010. "Utility Maximization Subject to Multiple Constraints," Indus Journal of Management & Social Science (IJMSS), Department of Business Administration, vol. 4(1), pages 15-29, December.
    3. Jamal NazrulIslam & Haradhan Kumar Mohajan & Pahlaj Moolio, 2011. "Output Maximization Subject to a Nonlinear Constraint," KASBIT Business Journals (KBJ), Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology (KASBIT), vol. 4, pages 116-128, December.
    4. MOHAJAN, Haradhan Kumar, 2021. "Estimation Of Cost Minimization Of Garments Sector By Cobb-Douglas Production Function: Bangladesh Perspective," Annals of Spiru Haret University, Economic Series, Universitatea Spiru Haret, vol. 21(2), pages 247-267.
    5. Pahlaj Moolio & Jamal Nazrul Islam & Haradhan Kumar Mohajan, 2009. "Output Maximization of an Agency," Indus Journal of Management & Social Science (IJMSS), Department of Business Administration, vol. 3(1), pages 39-51, June.
    6. repec:ksb:journl:v:4:y:2011:i:1:p:116-128 is not listed on IDEAS

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    Keywords

    Lagrange Multiplier; Optimization; Cost Minimization; Cobb-Douglas Production Function.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models

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