Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol. 27, No. 3 (JUNE 2007), pp. 231-236 (6 pages) Determining the profit maximizing input-output bundle of a firm requires data on prices. This paper shows how ...

This paper hinges on the distinction between "maximizing profit" and "making profit." It recounts from Adam Smith the ethical basis for profit making, and observes in Augustin Cournot why the ...

An Excel workbook called ProfitMax.xls provides a simple example of how to use Solver and the Comparative Statics Wizard. The Comparative Statics Wizard is an Excel add-in that walks the user through ...

Writing in the WSJ last week, economics professor Paul Rubin “takes the community organizer-in-chief to task for his dismissive comments about profit maximization” (ht/E. Frank Stephenson): In ...