Attainable vs. Unattainable Profits in the Feasible Set
The feasibility of a specific profit level for a firm depends on the relationship between its isoprofit curve and the feasible set. A profit target is unattainable if its corresponding isoprofit curve lies entirely outside the feasible region, meaning there are no possible wage-employment combinations to achieve it (e.g., a €5,000 profit). Conversely, a profit level is attainable if its isoprofit curve intersects the feasible set, indicating that there are viable options to reach that profit (e.g., a €3,000 profit), even if it is not the highest possible.
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- Isoprofit Curve X is tangent to the boundary of the feasible set at a single point.
- Isoprofit Curve Y intersects the feasible set, having a segment of the curve inside the set.
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