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About the theory part

What is the difference between getting up and seeing someone asking me and looking at the theory directly...

Well, let me excerpt a piece of theory for you.

The value of the product is equal to c (constant capital) v (variable capital) m (surplus value)], - and here, we must pay attention to distinguishing products according to their material composition, because that part of the product composed of capital elements

It cannot be used for personal consumption, and vice versa. Therefore, Marx divided the total social production (and therefore the total social product) into two categories: (1) The production of means of production, that is, the production capital elements (can only be used for

production of goods for consumption); (2) production of means of consumption, that is, the production of goods for personal consumption by the working class and the capitalist class.

Now the following formula [Arabic numerals represent the unit of value - for example, one million rubles, Roman numerals represent the two categories of social production mentioned above. The surplus value rate is 100%] is used as the basis for research:

14000c1000v1000m=6000 capital=7500

22000c 500v 500m=3000 products=9000

Let us first assume that we are studying simple reproduction, that is, assuming that production does not expand and remains at its original scale; that is to say, all extra value is used by capitalists for non-production, that is, for personal needs rather than accumulation. Here

It can be seen from this situation that, first of all, 2500v and 2500m should be consumed by the capitalists and workers in the second category, because this product exists in the form of consumption data to meet personal needs. Secondly, 14000c that exists in physical form should

It is consumed by the capitalists in the first category, because in order to keep the scale of production unchanged, the same amount of capital must be maintained to produce the means of production in the next year; it can be seen that there is no difficulty in compensating this part of the capital, because correspondingly,

The part of the products that exist in physical form such as coal, iron, machinery, etc. will be exchanged among the capitalists engaged in the production of means of production and become their constant capital as usual. In this way, 1(vm) and 2c are left. 11000v11000m is therefore

Products that exist in the form of production means, 22000c are products that exist in the form of consumption means. Workers and capitalists in the first category (in simple reproduction, that is, when all the additional value is consumed) should consume a value of 2000[1000(v

)1000(m)] of consumption means. If the capitalist in Category 2 can continue production at the original scale, he should purchase means of production worth 2000 to compensate for his constant capital (20002c). It can be seen from this that,

1v1m should be exchanged with 2c. Otherwise, production cannot be carried out on the original scale. The condition for simple reproduction is that the variable capital of department 1 plus additional value is equal to the constant capital of department 2: 1(vm)=2c

.In other words, this rule can be expressed as: the total value of new production throughout the year (in both categories) should be equal to the total value of products in the form of consumption materials: 1(vm)2(vm)=2(

cvm).

I use the following formula to illustrate what I'm talking about:

i4000c1000v1000m=6000

ii1500c750v750m=3000

i(1000v500m)=ii1500c

Accumulate i500m and add it to i4000c:

i4500c1000v(500m)=6000

ii1500c750v750m=3000

i4500c1000v1000m=6500

ii1500c750v750m=3000

i(1000v500m)=ii1500c

i500m is accumulated as before, and so on.].

(A paragraph from Volume 1 of Capital)

(Well...I probably just transformed this language into the language in the book.)
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