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Short-run and long-run marginal costs of joint products in linear programming

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  • Axel Pierru

    (IFPEN - IFP Energies nouvelles)

  • Denis Babusiaux

    (IFPEN - IFP Energies nouvelles)

Abstract

In standard microeconomic theory, short-run and long-run marginal costs are equal for production equipment with adjusted capacity. When the production of joint products from interdependent equipment is modeled with a linear program, as in oil refining, this equality is no longer verified. The short-run marginal cost then takes on a left-hand value and a right-hand value which generally differ from the long-run marginal cost. In this article, we demonstrate and interpret the relationship existing between long-run marginal cost and short-run marginal costs for a given finished product. That relationship is simply expressed as a function of marginal capacity adjustments (determined in the long run) and marginal values of capacities (determined in the short run).

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  • Axel Pierru & Denis Babusiaux, 2008. "Short-run and long-run marginal costs of joint products in linear programming," Working Papers hal-02469431, HAL.
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    • D20 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - General
    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis

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