General concept of total revenue, average revenue and
marginal revenue.
Derivation of TR, AR and MR under perfect competitive and
monopoly market structure.
Relationship between TR, AR and MR.
A. Total Revenue (TR):
Formula:
B. Average Revenue (AR):
Formula:
C. Marginal Revenue
(MR):
Formula:
ILLUSTRATION
QTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PRICE 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5
Output Price TR AR MR
1 12 12 12 -
2 11 22 11 10
3 10 30 3 8
4 9 36 9 6
5 8 40 8 4
6 7 42 7 2
7 6 42 6 0
8 5 40 5 -2
SOLUTION
Total Revenue Under Perfect Competition
Units of Output (Q) Per Unit Price (P) Total Revenue (TR)
0 10 0
1 10 10
2 10 20
3 10 30
4 10 40
5 10 50
TR
OutputO
64 5321
40
TR
20
30
50
10
AVERAGE REVENUE UNDER PERFECT
COMPETITION
Units of
Output (Q)
Per Unit Price
(P)
Total Revenue
(TR)
Average Revenue
(AR) = TR/Q
0 10 0 -
1 10 10 10
2 10 20 10
3 10 30 10
4 10 40 10
5 10 50 10
• Graphically,
AR
OutputO
64 5321
40
20
30
50
10 AR
Units of
Output (Q)
Per Unit Price
(P)
Total Revenue
(TR) = P × Q
Average
Revenue
(AR) = TR/Q
Marginal
Revenue
(MR) = ΔTR/ΔQ
0 10 0 - -
1 10 10 10 10
2 10 20 10 10
3 10 30 10 10
4 10 40 10 10
5 10 50 10 10
Marginal Revenue in Perfect Competition
MR
OutputO
64 5321
40
20
30
50
10 MR
Graphically,
Monopoly Market
AR, TR & MR Under Monopoly
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AR AND MR
CURVES & PRICE ELASTICITY
Quantity
Q
AR
=AR curve
MR
curve
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Revenue concept