Multiple objectives in the theory of the firm
β Scribed by Georg Hasenkamp
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 789 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-562X
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β¦ Synopsis
An objective function with measures for two objectives is maximized to determine production decisions. These are shown to be analogous to production decisions under pure profit maximization, but using prices which include internally determined prices, different from market prices. The standard case of pure profit maximization results as a special case-as a testable hypothesis-by particular restrictions on parameters.
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