6. Suppose the production function takes on the following form: Q=K’L? a) What is the marginal...
3. Suppose the production function takes on the following form: Q = aK2L 2 a) What is the marginal productivity of labor? Evaluate it at L = 2 and K = 4. b) What is the marginal productivity of capital? Evaluate it at L = 2 and K = 4. c) What is the Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution, and what does it mean? (Provide two interpretations of the MRTS) Evaluate the value of the MRTS at L = 2...
6. Suppose the production function takes on the following form: a) What is the marginal rate of technical substitution? Evaluate it at L5 and K 7. (5 points) b) What are the returns to scale for this production technology? (5 Points)
Suppose the production function for automobiles is ? = ?? where Q is the quantity of automobiles produced per year, L is the quantity of labor (man-hours) and K is the quantity of capital (machine hours). a) What is the total product (number of automobiles) if the firm uses 25 man hours and 2 machine hours? b) Sketch the isoquant corresponding to a quantity of Q=50. c) What is the general equation for the isoquant corresponding to any level of...
Suppose the production function for a firm is given by: q-2L *4K. If the firm currently has 20 units of capital (K) and 10 units of labor (L), then calculate the Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution (MRTSx) (Round to the nearest fwo decimal places if necessary) Answer Suppose the production function for a firm is given by: q-4L K 25 If the firm currently has 20 units of capital (K) and 10 units of labor (L), then calculate the Marginal...
Suppose that the production function takes the form Q=L-0.7L^2. In addition, marginal revenue is $10 and marginal cost is $1. The optimal number of hours of labor is ___.
Suppose that a firm has a production function of the form q = f(k;l) = 2k2 + 312. Which of the following statements is true regarding the Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution (RTS = .)? MPk MP O a. The RTS depends only on the ratio O b. The RTS depends on both k and I and not only on the ratio O c. The RTS depends only on k Od. The RTS depends only on I
4. Consider the production functions given below: a. Suppose that the production function faced by a milk producer is given by Q = 40.5 20.5 = 4VK VL, where MPx = 2K-0.5 20.5 = 2 and MP, = 2 K0.5L-05 = 2 * i. Do both labor and capital display diminishing marginal products in the short run? ii. Find the marginal rate of technical substitution for this production function. (Hint: The MRTS = 1) iii. Does this production function display...
You are given the following production function Q = K1/3L2/3, where Q is output, L is labor, and K is capital. First, calculate the marginal product of capital and the marginal product of labor. Next, calculate the marginal rate of technical substitution of labor for capital, MRTSL,K. What does this tell you about the production function?
Suppose a firm has a production function given by Q=2K+L, where L is labor, K is capital and Q is the quantity of output. Which of the following statements is WRONG? A. The firm is exhibiting constant returns to scale B. The firm’s marginal product of capital is constant C. The firm’s marginal product of labor is constant D. The firm’s marginal rate of technical substitution depends on the amount of inputs
Suppose the production function for a firm is given by: q=4L^0.75*K^0.25. If the firm currently has 20 units of capital (K) and 10 units of labor (L), then calculate the Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution (MRTSLK).