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Economic Rent and Return for Other Factors of Production

Economic Rent and Return for Other Factors of Production. Economic Rent. Occurs within the context of supply and demand factors and institutional circumstances Accorded special treatment because of the inelasticity of the supply of land and other natural resources

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Economic Rent and Return for Other Factors of Production

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  1. Economic Rent and Return for Other Factors of Production

  2. Economic Rent • Occurs within the context of supply and demand factors and institutional circumstances • Accorded special treatment because of the inelasticity of the supply of land and other natural resources • Economic theories and public policies • Surplus/Economic Rent: When the supply of a factor is perfectly inelastic, the price paid to that factor cannot provide an incentive to produce more. • Economic rent: Amount over and above the opportunity cost necessary to keep a resource in its current use.

  3. Agriculture land near a large city was selling for $3,000 an acre last year. Now a subdivision is being developed on this land, and it is selling for $50,000 an acre. Why did the price rise so dramatically? Do you think it is fair that the owners of this land reaped such large and sudden return for no effort on their part?

  4. Formula Reminders • When a combination of resources is employed in producing a good or service, the profit-maximizing rule is MRPa = MRPb = MRPn = 1 MRCa MRCb MRCn • When a firm produces the profit-maximizing level of output, it must utilize a least-cost combination of resources. The rule for a least-cost combination of resources is MPPa = MPPb = MPPn = 1 MRCa MRCb MRCn

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