Revenue, Profits, and Price: Crash Course Economics #24

How do companies make money? What are profits? Revenues? How are prices set? This week, Jacob and Adriene are talking business. Whether you're selling cars, pizza, or glow sticks, this video has pretty much all the information you need to run a business. Well, not really, but there's a lot of good stuff in here.
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  • @szerdrew8034
    @szerdrew80348 жыл бұрын

    This is literally my entire MicroEcon semester. I physically checked every page of my notes, and this is everything.

  • @prajwolgyawali6770
    @prajwolgyawali67704 жыл бұрын

    1:25 Accounting Profit (Revenue - Explicit Costs) != Economic Profit (Revenue - Explicit - Implicit(Opportunity Costs) 2:40) Business calculate their potential revenue and their costs production, including implicit costs, to make informed decision. Companies in competitive market do not make much profit (no economic profit) 2:44 Normal Profit - minimum level of economic profit a company needs to stay in business. 3:25 Total Cost = (Variable Costs - 3:51) + (Fixed Costs - 4:00) Average Cost - 4:12 Average costs fall with more units of production. Economies of Scale - 5:20 Profit Maximizing Rule - 6:10 :- Continue to produce until marginal revenue-6:25 is greater than marginal cost-7:15 Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns- 8:05 Sunk Cost - 9:25

  • @mothw.9620

    @mothw.9620

    4 жыл бұрын

    Prajwol Gyawali thank you!! :)

  • @TheDuvee6
    @TheDuvee67 жыл бұрын

    I struggle to ignore sunk costs. I can't stop thinking about the money and time wasted. Even for little things like when I bought a pen for an exam and then realising pencils were only allowed

  • @rileywilsonepicarcher9995

    @rileywilsonepicarcher9995

    4 жыл бұрын

    Duvee Hie keep the pen for another exam. Sunk costs are not always lost forever, just think of them as potential future investments and try to focus on everything else

  • @joecurran2811

    @joecurran2811

    4 жыл бұрын

    If used that pen again that's not a sunk cost.

  • @hoarfyt
    @hoarfyt8 жыл бұрын

    Best crash course ever in my opinion.

  • @Pyrrhic.

    @Pyrrhic.

    8 жыл бұрын

    +hoarf There is nothing political about microeconomics lol

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    @johnvonshepard9373

    8 жыл бұрын

    +hoarf What happen to John Green and stan?

  • @hoarfyt

    @hoarfyt

    8 жыл бұрын

    +John von Shepard I'm not a 13 year old girl so I don't care about Jhon Green and Stan's subject was not very insteresting in my opinion.

  • @robscallon
    @robscallon8 жыл бұрын

    Love this channel

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    @tvastardev463

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rob Scallon you here? wow

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    @icameherejusttocomment550

    8 жыл бұрын

    +fo shizzle I've never found him on one of my subscribed gaming channel.

  • @okiwatashi

    @okiwatashi

    7 жыл бұрын

    Rob Scallon

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    @pramodsutar700

    7 жыл бұрын

    Rob Scallon

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    @mahawiryasantoso5689

    6 жыл бұрын

    Rob Scallon me too.

  • @Biscuitsdefortune
    @Biscuitsdefortune8 жыл бұрын

    The best part of the blooper at the end is hearing someone saying: «again!»

  • @BartBe
    @BartBe7 жыл бұрын

    a young scotchman comes home and says proudly to his father: I saved a lot of money by running behind the bus. "Stupid lad!" his father blurts. "by running behind a taxi, you would have saved a lot more".

  • @JonahSteps

    @JonahSteps

    5 жыл бұрын

    hate to be the guy who doesn't get it lol

  • @thabangtukule999

    @thabangtukule999

    5 жыл бұрын

    I don't understand the logic

  • @ncedwards1234

    @ncedwards1234

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@thabangtukule999 Running cost $0. For example let's say the bus would cost $2 and the taxi would cost $20. The father is saying that he is "saving" more money when he doesn't ride the taxi than when he doesn't ride the bus. And in the moment you might say the you do save more, but in reality you are spending $0 no matter what you run behind. If you spend $0 either way, there is no actual saving when comparing which vehicle you run behind.

  • @alyssag3301
    @alyssag33018 жыл бұрын

    I can't even explain how helpful I find these videos! I always watch after I finish reading my chapters from the micro and/or macro book and this really makes things easier to remember. So thankful! :D

  • @UniusProject
    @UniusProject4 жыл бұрын

    @4:17 “the average cost of producing most things *initially* falls as more is produced” @7:10 “the more you make, each additional unit is *eventually* gonna cost more” I had to write them down side by side to “see” the difference lol!

  • @lionsmith3944
    @lionsmith39445 жыл бұрын

    "become an entrepreneur" Establishes tic tac empire at school

  • @geeway5923

    @geeway5923

    5 жыл бұрын

    you should create a mob, where you're the only one with access to mint related snacks, and if someone doesn't want to pay for their tic tacs or orbit gum, then you hire the school bully and pay him in Altoids, the most valuable mint

  • @henriqueschuh4191

    @henriqueschuh4191

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@geeway5923 lol what the what xD

  • @anthonyb1391
    @anthonyb13918 жыл бұрын

    Hey Jacob and Andriene, and all of the crash course team, keep up the fantastic work! I love these videos. Not only are they super accurate, but they're so fun to watch. I have a suggestion though. You guys should do another specific, real life example video, like the 2008 financial crisis. I suggest you do one on Standard Oil and John D. You could highlight so many real world econ concepts with Standard Oil and really demonstrate how these concepts matter -- I see that your next video is on monopolies... And Jacob, your side channel is good too, although the way in which the videos are categorized is a bit messy, but that may just be youtube. Awesome work!!

  • @Tlactl
    @Tlactl8 жыл бұрын

    7:21 Behind the left side of the restaurant Spongebob was fueling them with the power of imagination

  • @DragoniteSpam
    @DragoniteSpam8 жыл бұрын

    Damn it, Jacob, you weren't supposed to take "Crash" _literally._ -_____________-

  • @6otato

    @6otato

    4 жыл бұрын

    XD

  • @MrKoolDragon
    @MrKoolDragon8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Stan for "Breaking it Down!" You're the real MVP!

  • @DQINBETWEEN
    @DQINBETWEEN6 жыл бұрын

    Love the last few examples of studying and relationships on sunk costs. I've been kind of struggling to connect Economics with my current life experiences but these two examples make it more relatable and fun! Thanks for sharing the knowledge :)

  • @Goabnb94
    @Goabnb948 жыл бұрын

    One thing you forget - fixed costs are rarely fixed. Rather, they are fixed to a capacity, a stepping cost. If you buy one pizza oven, you might be able to produce 1000 pizzas an hour, that oven is your fixed cost. But your capacity is limited to 1000 pizzas per hour. So you have to buy a second oven later if your demand rises. Fixed costs therefore increase.

  • @99thTuesday

    @99thTuesday

    8 жыл бұрын

    True, but they are these costs are considered Fixed in the Short Run which is where a lot of microeconomics takes place.

  • @BloodSprite-tan

    @BloodSprite-tan

    8 жыл бұрын

    +99thTuesday cost of maintenance is not fixed.

  • @saeedbaig4249

    @saeedbaig4249

    7 жыл бұрын

    True. I would also add that, in the long run, anything and every thing becomes a variable cost.

  • @henryscott487

    @henryscott487

    6 жыл бұрын

    yeah your analysis are so true.. when he bought is first oven he was at the short run with a plant size capacity to produce 1000per hour... as the demand increases in the market since the capacity is utilized already the firm needs to vary its capital in order to meet up with his demand... hence the firm is in the Long run and no Longer in the Short run where cost is fixed

  • @Aaron-gv8nv
    @Aaron-gv8nv8 жыл бұрын

    This episode was very detailed and well done, good work :D!

  • @gaddyman
    @gaddyman8 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy this channel. I have been blessed to help it continue by giving towards its future existence. I run a small business, and enjoy somewhat formally learning the thoughts that have enabled myself to grow into the location in life I currently have placed myself. I believe that this kind of resource can help others that have interest in being in business at a "micro" level understand the reasons for their decisions and enforce positive beliefs. Stan and Hank are a blessed to have spawned a maybe over looked, but very useful resource. To every buddy at Crash Course thank you.

  • @Theraot
    @Theraot8 жыл бұрын

    The path to CrashCourse Ethics is open

  • @DontReadMyNameMarvin

    @DontReadMyNameMarvin

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Alfonso J. Ramos (theraot) I think they'll take care of it in CC Philosophy, as it is a part of just that. I'd love to see that though.

  • @Theraot

    @Theraot

    8 жыл бұрын

    DontReadMyNameMarvin yes, they will cover ethics there, yet ethics is large enough for its own series. It won't surprise me if they skim over it on philosophy. In fact I think that both economy and philosophy are making the case for CrashCourse Ethics.

  • @evancampbell7138
    @evancampbell71386 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! I am a visual learner so your videos help me tremendously. I will be sure to donate, and keep up the excellent work!

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    @nakeishaburgess15676 жыл бұрын

    genuinely helping me so much, right now im doing an extension subject (starting it two years early ) please do more of these !

  • @01Evgeny
    @01Evgeny8 жыл бұрын

    Guys you're awesome. Keep doing what you're doing we business students and future economists appreciate it. :D

  • @LoganLovell
    @LoganLovell6 жыл бұрын

    I have an exam in 2 hours LET'S GOOOOOOO

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    @theekshanabandara92936 жыл бұрын

    Best video ever on cost of production. Thank you so much for creating with magical level of creativity. Adore your work so much 😊❤😘

  • @kobyqtcohen
    @kobyqtcohen5 жыл бұрын

    love the channel! cant help but notice that Jacob doesn't blink at all.. Great channel.

  • @paulrandall9818
    @paulrandall98186 жыл бұрын

    Excellent snap shot shows on all economic topics. Although my speciality is not economics, i'm sold immediately each time I watch and want to watch more. You seem to use 5 steps to break down your topic descriptor....Intro, presentation, story, Close and a rehash as a closure for understanding. Great work and please, continue with the mitigation of educational costs by keeping it free!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @mehreenm5285
    @mehreenm52854 жыл бұрын

    Love the pictures and examples, they make everything so much easier. Thought bubble is the best!

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    @Darkraisvictim8 жыл бұрын

    TOO MANY COOKS!

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    @xddxopkx6148

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Darkrai's Victum lol

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    @triton62674

    8 жыл бұрын

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    @PFAlt

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Darkrai's Victum YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS!

  • @tygrande3127

    @tygrande3127

    5 жыл бұрын

    read that as too many cocks, thanks for the laugh mate!

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    @immanuelsugar6209

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tygrande3127 same

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    @ericwhittaker35705 жыл бұрын

    This is one of your best episodes. Thanks!

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    @oliviersimard51806 жыл бұрын

    Great job! It doesn’t profit me anything telling you this ;) your always fun to watch and I learn a lot with you.

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    @Remaxilhan8 жыл бұрын

    I learnt a great deal from this channel for my final exam. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

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    @frederickleo27488 жыл бұрын

    This was a really informative episode. Thanks :)

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    @tiqualarobinson3497 Жыл бұрын

    This could not have been explained any better. Thank you Crash Course!

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    @zybermooze8 жыл бұрын

    That was a solid piece of relationship advice.

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    @misosoupbaby7 жыл бұрын

    I'm in my first year of IB and ur channel helps me go over what i learnt and stuff. I like the tempo of this one and it's really cute too lol Thank u!

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    @tanas21692 жыл бұрын

    That Life advice at the end hits hard for me:)

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    @fastlno7 жыл бұрын

    10:35 just the enthousiastic smile on the dude's face. Makes my day

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    @TrumpsaTerroristChangeMyMind7 жыл бұрын

    Clifford!! I bought ur app ur the reason I passed macro and micro economics!

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    @liaeverdeen7258

    4 жыл бұрын

    which app

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    @prabhukumarasamy55564 жыл бұрын

    I would definitely say that basics of my economics learning started right here .👍

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    @Kattytatty028 жыл бұрын

    I'm in highschool, and I found this very helpful.

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    @maxviraj8 жыл бұрын

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    @luckypebb1e1656 жыл бұрын

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    @badchowdhury2 жыл бұрын

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    @awadz235 жыл бұрын

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    @sinecurve99998 жыл бұрын

    "It takes a lot to make a stew..."

  • @PissedOffGhost

    @PissedOffGhost

    8 жыл бұрын

    +sinecurve9999 I was thinking the same, I had to hold myself back from bursting into song.

  • @icedragon769

    @icedragon769

    8 жыл бұрын

    +sinecurve9999 Which one do you hear in your head? In my head it goes straight to the slowdown near the end when Snarf is crawling on the floor.

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    @louisptrvil8338

    6 жыл бұрын

    sinecurve9999

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    @elviracarmona41087 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel. It's so useful :)

  • @TheNefari
    @TheNefari8 жыл бұрын

    I had a test about it today (still awake so its today :D) for the description part of the single costs, i would have wanted a bit more visualisation, some other kinds of graths for example, because the talk alone doesnt get you to understand things fast enough for a youtube video... just a tip for the future^^

  • @JacobAClifford

    @JacobAClifford

    8 жыл бұрын

    +TheNefari We focus on the big picture stuff at Crash Course. If you are interested in learning all the cost curves you can check out my channel

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    @tafadzwa_8585

    8 жыл бұрын

    why were you up at 1 an

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    @saeedbaig4249

    7 жыл бұрын

    Have u never had 2 cram 4 a test?!

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    @tafadzwa_8585

    7 жыл бұрын

    nah i never bother

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    @VendaSoul8 жыл бұрын

    Learned a lot. Thanks crashcourse. :)

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    @mnejc4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the course!

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    @shelbiwallace25408 жыл бұрын

    1. I love this channel. So much. It is such a great concept. 2. I love the little animation Easter eggs! Like at 8:30 with Craig and Hank and John too? I think one is John. I for sure see Craig and Hank!

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    @liampenny90778 жыл бұрын

    Jacob's ACDC belt buckle collection is insane.

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    @dalilmuhammadeiousafxai30137 жыл бұрын

    thank you sir for helping me in economics

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    @holtzfella7538 жыл бұрын

    really nice episode, liked it!

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    @Masteridea1015 жыл бұрын

    Im loving this channel. Nice production guys.. I will definitely confess in the interview with FOrtune 500.

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    @franallen4509 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Thank you so much for this....#24

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    @allstar9048 жыл бұрын

    I'm a have to watch this 20 more times. I understand it but then I don't. Lol.

  • @TheFireflyGrave
    @TheFireflyGrave8 жыл бұрын

    The notion of opportunity cost might be my favorite in Economics. I think in those terms all the time.

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    @luongvu81156 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video. Thank you very much..

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    @herculeskoutalidis13695 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Thank you so much :)

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    @kalya3ed87615 жыл бұрын

    2 years later, and I am watching! thanx guys!

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    @indubitablyzara8 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the blooper thrown in at the end. :D

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    @gonzesse14378 жыл бұрын

    BEST TEACHERS *EVER*!!!

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    @siddharthmahajan53177 жыл бұрын

    simply amazing!

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    @SafadosAteus8 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

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    @KiaraXoXo8 жыл бұрын

    Man I wish they more videos! Lol I have a test soon. Love this channel!! #CollegeStudent 💗

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    @boscomoons7742 Жыл бұрын

    I will surely tell them that it started from here! Thanks a million.

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    @julietamorenomanzo72707 ай бұрын

    "AGAIN???" amazing blooper and video, I love this channel.

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    @bethanymunday7487 жыл бұрын

    this crash course is gunna help me pass my final!!

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    @ziqianwei74708 жыл бұрын

    I learnt more in 10 minutes than the past hours!

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    @zubaidi477 жыл бұрын

    you're great keep going doing this

  • @Roxcreek
    @Roxcreek8 жыл бұрын

    that ACDC belt buckle

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    @3lPaisita5 жыл бұрын

    love you guys!

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    @SamuelNasta8 жыл бұрын

    Mongols! Mongols everywhere! hahaha

  • @sleepycowboy18
    @sleepycowboy188 жыл бұрын

    The pizza chef in the pics makes cooking pizza epic 😁

  • @VulturousMe
    @VulturousMe Жыл бұрын

    9:15 yeah im staying up rn to learn for my exam sobbb

  • @Nihilnovus
    @Nihilnovus8 жыл бұрын

    Been waiting on the monopoly episode since this course started lol

  • @idilabdillahi7686
    @idilabdillahi76867 жыл бұрын

    Thank you guys sun cost is very new funny word to me but I really understood the meaning

  • @MrTinyWingNerd
    @MrTinyWingNerd8 жыл бұрын

    What a kickass belt!

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    @mahawiryasantoso56896 жыл бұрын

    I love Crash Course.

  • @tanyay1073
    @tanyay10738 жыл бұрын

    That 'Break It Down' tho 😂😂😂

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    @shad0winfo6 жыл бұрын

    this is the best channel WOWW

  • @0ion
    @0ion8 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to use all the information I learn here on MMORPGs. ^_^

  • @ReidarWasenius
    @ReidarWasenius8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!!

  • @thabangtukule999
    @thabangtukule9995 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to start using economics in my relationships

  • @ejmmail1
    @ejmmail18 жыл бұрын

    I love this Chanel

  • @emericswitchyoureawesomean3658

    @emericswitchyoureawesomean3658

    6 жыл бұрын

    Erin Hayes Chanel s a makeup company. You meant ****Channel right?

  • @sarahlindner8893
    @sarahlindner88938 жыл бұрын

    YOU GUYS SHOULD DO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY!! PLEASE HELP

  • @poopmeat15
    @poopmeat154 жыл бұрын

    Binging these before the AP micro exam

  • @gogetitnow2642
    @gogetitnow26426 жыл бұрын

    god i was damn hungary watching it and cann,t stay after seeing those pizza,s

  • @dni0102
    @dni01028 жыл бұрын

    The profit maximisation point where MC is equal to MR just applies to Monopolies. I think you should explain Perfect compition and for them, is Marginal Cost equals Price (or Demand)

  • @ticalhoun
    @ticalhoun7 ай бұрын

    You two are so great! Seeing this in 2023 ❤

  • @karinaandreeva7228
    @karinaandreeva72287 жыл бұрын

    Thank you🌷

  • @pikminlord343
    @pikminlord3438 жыл бұрын

    great video economics

  • @ConradJD777
    @ConradJD7778 жыл бұрын

    6:21 STAN!

  • @TASmith10
    @TASmith108 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I'm curious, and this may be more of a business question. But, if we continued with the example of that rainbow pizzeria, how would they determine the ideal number of pizzas to make, say per month? What other factors would go into the decision? The size of the town would determine the market size. The number of competitor pizzerias would cut into profits, especially if their pizza were a higher perceived value. location would be a big deal. Then there's the question of over estimating and losing money on ingredients that have to be tossed. And, so far as allure, possibly having long lines and not enough pizza might drive up demand further? How can they manipulate customers to increase sales? I'd love to see a mathematical equation for this.

  • @strawberryboy1234
    @strawberryboy12348 жыл бұрын

    love the vid

  • @darthoptinon2888
    @darthoptinon28884 жыл бұрын

    I saw your little SpongeBob Squarepants at 7:23 when you said imagination! Very clever :)

  • @ak7586
    @ak75868 жыл бұрын

    hehe...the boys and girls at 'thought bubble' not at stereotypical, especially the unlikely ending to the clip. love it...

  • @Kiaraaa06
    @Kiaraaa066 жыл бұрын

    the two girls at 7:49 are definitely ilana and abbi from broad city!!! so cool they made a cameo in this lesson :)

  • @judef5487
    @judef54878 жыл бұрын

    i'm taking IB business and this video saved my life lol