Suppose the production function is given by: q = L1/5K4/5 Use the optimality condition from part...
Suppose the production function is given by: q = L1/5K4/5 Use the optimality condition from part (b) along with the production function to find the input demand functions, L∗ & K∗.?
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Suppose the production function is given by: q = L1/5K4/5 Use
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Conditional/Unconditional demand for an input factor A firm produces an output using production function Q = F(L, K):=...
Conditional/Unconditional demand for an input factor A firm produces an output using production function Q = F(L, K):= L1/2K1/3. The price of the output is $3, and the input factors are priced at pL 1 and pK-6 (a) Find the cost function (as a function of output Q). Then find the optimal amount of inputs i.e., L and K) to maximize the profit (b) Suppose w changes. F'ind the conditional labor deand funtionL.Px G) whene function L(PL.PK for Q is...
Conditional/Unconditional demand for an input factor A firm produces an output using production function Q = F(L, K):=...
Conditional/Unconditional demand for an input factor A firm produces an output using production function Q = F(L, K):= L1/2K1/3. The price of the output is $3, and the input factors are priced at pL 1 and pK-6 (a) Find the cost function (as a function of output Q). Then find the optimal amount of inputs i.e., L and K) to maximize the profit (b) Suppose w changes. F'ind the conditional labor deand funtionL.Px G) whene function L(PL.PK for Q is...
13. Suppose the total-cost function for a firm is given by C-qwv a) Use Shephard's lemma...
13. Suppose the total-cost function for a firm is given by C-qwv a) Use Shephard's lemma to compute the (constant output) demand functions for inputs l and k. b) Use your results from part (a) to calculate the underlying production function for q.
Suppose a firm has a production function given by Q = L1/2 K1/2. Therefore, MPL = K1/2 / 2L1/2 and MPK = L1/2 / 2K1/2 Th...
Suppose a firm has a production function given by Q = L1/2 K1/2. Therefore, MPL = K1/2 / 2L1/2 and MPK = L1/2 / 2K1/2 The firm can purchase labor, L at a price w = 36, and capital, K at a price of r = 9. a) What is the firm’s Total Cost function, TC(Q)? b) What is the firm’s marginal cost of production?
Suppose a firm’s production function is given by Q = L1/2*K1/2. The Marginal Product of Labor...
Suppose a firm’s production function is given by Q = L1/2*K1/2. The Marginal Product of Labor and the Marginal Product of Capital are given by: MPL = ½ L-1/2K1/2and MPK = ½ L1/2K-1/2 a) Suppose the price of labor is w = 18, and the price of capital is r = 2. Derive the firm’s total cost function. b) What is the firm’s marginal cost? c) For this problem, you will sketch the graph of the firm’s isoquant for Q...
Suppose in the short run a firm’s production function is given by Q = L1/2*K1/2, and...
Suppose in the short run a firm’s production function is given by Q = L1/2*K1/2, and that K is fixed at K = 49. If the price of Labor, w = $6 per unit of Labor, what is the firm’s Marginal Cost of production when the firm is producing 28 units of output?
Suppose in the short run a firm’s production function is given by Q = L1/2*K1/2, and...
Suppose in the short run a firm’s production function is given by Q = L1/2*K1/2, and that K is fixed at K = 36. If the price of Labor, w = $12 per unit of Labor, what is the firm’s Marginal Cost of production when the firm is producing 48 units of output? MC = ________________________
Suppose a good is produced according to the following production function: Q = L1/2K1/2 so...
Suppose a good is produced according to the following production function: Q = L1/2K1/2 so that the marginal product of labor and capital are MPL = (1/2)(K/L)1/2 MPK = (1/2)(L/K)1/2 If w = $8 and r = $4, determine the necessary conditions for the input choices, K and E to be cost-minimizing. In other words, what is the cost-minimizing ratio of K to E for this firm? Your answer will be in the form of 2L: 5K. You...
3. Suppose a company's production is given by the Cobb-Douglas function: Q = 60L3K3 Where L...
3. Suppose a company's production is given by the Cobb-Douglas function: Q = 60L3K3 Where L & K represent quantities of labor and capital. Suppose each unit of labor costs $25, each unit of capital costs $100, and the company wants to produce exactly Q=1920. a. Use the method of Lagrangian Multipliers to find the quantity of Land K that meet production requirements at the lowest cost. (5 pts) b. Show that the values found in part (a) satisfy the...
/3 y13 6. Suppose that a firm has a production function given by: q-Ks a) Derive...
/3 y13 6. Suppose that a firm has a production function given by: q-Ks a) Derive the conditional factor demands. b) Derive the cost function. c) Derive the supply function. d) Derive the input demand functions.
Conditional/Unconditional demand for an input factor A firm produces an output using production function Q = F(L, K):= L1/2K1/3. The price of the output is $3, and the input factors are priced at pL 1 and pK-6 (a) Find the cost function (as a function of output Q). Then find the optimal amount of inputs i.e., L and K) to maximize the profit (b) Suppose w changes. F'ind the conditional labor deand funtionL.Px G) whene function L(PL.PK for Q is...
Conditional/Unconditional demand for an input factor A firm produces an output using production function Q = F(L, K):= L1/2K1/3. The price of the output is $3, and the input factors are priced at pL 1 and pK-6 (a) Find the cost function (as a function of output Q). Then find the optimal amount of inputs i.e., L and K) to maximize the profit (b) Suppose w changes. F'ind the conditional labor deand funtionL.Px G) whene function L(PL.PK for Q is...
13. Suppose the total-cost function for a firm is given by C-qwv a) Use Shephard's lemma to compute the (constant output) demand functions for inputs l and k. b) Use your results from part (a) to calculate the underlying production function for q.
3. Suppose a company's production is given by the Cobb-Douglas function: Q = 60L3K3 Where L & K represent quantities of labor and capital. Suppose each unit of labor costs $25, each unit of capital costs $100, and the company wants to produce exactly Q=1920. a. Use the method of Lagrangian Multipliers to find the quantity of Land K that meet production requirements at the lowest cost. (5 pts) b. Show that the values found in part (a) satisfy the...
/3 y13 6. Suppose that a firm has a production function given by: q-Ks a) Derive the conditional factor demands. b) Derive the cost function. c) Derive the supply function. d) Derive the input demand functions.
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