4. Suppose the production function is equal to the following: Q = (√L)(K) Suppose the price of capital is equal to r, the price of labor is equal to w, and capital is fixed at 10 units.
a) Determine the Cost function.
b) Determine the marginal cost of producing an additional unit of output.
c) Determine the average variable cost.
4. Suppose the production function is equal to the following: Q = (√L)(K) Suppose the price...
4. Suppose the production function is equal to the following: Q=VIK Suppose the price of capital is equal to r, the price of labor is equal to w, and capital is fixed at 10 units. a) Determine the Cost function. b) Determine the marginal cost of producing an additional unit of output. Show transcribed image text 4. Suppose the production function is equal to the following: Q=VIK Suppose the price of capital is equal to r, the price of labor...
11. Consider the production function: f(K,L)=K+L. Let w and r denote the price of labor and capital, and let p denote the price of the output good. (a) Find the cost minimizing input bundle and the cost function. (b) Find the profit maximizing output level and the profit function. 12. Consider a firm with production function f(K,L) = K +L. (a) Suppose that capital level is currently fixed at K = 10. Find the short term production cost function for...
10. Consider the production function: f(KL)=K L. Let wandr denote the price of labor and capital, and let p denote the price of the output good. (a) Find the cost minimizing input bundle and the cost function as a function of w., and q. (b) Find the profit maximizing output level and the profit as a function of w, r, and p. 11. Consider the production function: f(KL)=K+L. Let w and r denote the price of labor and capital, and...
2. Suppose that a firm’s production function is Q = 10 L½ K½ and the unit cost of labor is $20, capital is $80, and the product price is $12 per unit. The firm is currently producing 100 units of output and has determined that its cost minimizing quantities of labor and capital usage for this level of output is 20 and 5 respectively. The product price is $12 per unit. a. Determine the current total cost for 100 units,...
Consider a firm with production function f(K,L) = K +L. (a) Suppose that capital level is currently fixed at K = 10. Find the short term production cost function for producing outputs greater than or equal to 10 units when w = 1 and r=1. (b) Suppose wage goes up to w' = 2 while the price of capital remains same at r = 1. Find the new short-run cost function for producing output greater than or equal to 10...
12. Consider a firm with production function f(K,L) = K+L. (a) Suppose that capital level is currently fixed at K = 10. Find the short term production cost function for producing outputs greater than or equal to 10 units when w = 1 and r = 1. (b) Suppose wage goes up to w' = 2 while the price of capital remains same at r = 1. Find the new short-run cost function for producing output greater than or equal...
1. Consider the following production function: Q = f(K, L) = (K^1/2) (L^1/2) a) Place capital on the vertical axis and labor on the horizontal axis. Determine the marginal rate of technical substitution. b) Suppose that the price of capital is $10, 000, and the price of labor is $10, 000. What is the ratio of capital to labor that allows the firm to produce any given quantity of output as cheaply as possible. c) Suppose that the price of...
2) Consider the following production function for shirts: q=13/4K1/4, where L is worker-hours, and K is sewing machine-hours. The cost of one hour of labor L is w The cost of renting a sewing machine for one hour is r. What type of returns to scale does this production function have? a) b) Compute the marginal product of labor L and marginal product of capital K. What is the marginal rate of technical substitution of labor for capital .e. how...
Suppose the production function is given as Q = VLK. Suppose also that the price of labor w = 10 and the price of capital r = 40 1) Derive the equation of the isoquant corresponding to this production function? 2) What type of return to scale does this production exhibit? 3) Does this production function exhibit a diminishing MRTS? Why? 4) Based on this production function, is the law of diminishing marginal returns satisfied? 5) Derive the demand curves...
Question 4 a) For the production function f(L,K)= L13K2/3, find the long run cost function, marginal cost function and average cost function. (20 points) b) For the same production function above, find the short run variable cost function and total cost function when capital is fixed at 500 units. (10 Points) Question 5 Suppose inputs can be perfectly substituted at a constant rate of two units of labor for every one unit of capital, while producing the same level of...