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Here we have the production function y=f(K,L)=K3L, where K is capital input and L is labor...
Given production function Q=f(K, L) = 8KL + √L where K is capital and L is labor.
Given production function Q=f(K, L) = 8KL + √L where K is capital and L is labor. a. Find marginal product of labor and marginal product of capital.b. Define what is marginal rate of technical substitution, MRTS. Calculate the MRTS for the above case.c. When K = 10, L = 16, what is the total output? Sketch this isoquant function on a diagram where K is the vertical axis and L is the horizontal axis.
Consider the production function given by y = f(L,K) = L^(1/2) K^(1/3) , where y is...
Consider the production function given by y = f(L,K) = L^(1/2) K^(1/3) , where y is the output, L is the labour input, and K is the capital input. (a) Does this exhibit constant, increasing, or decreasing returns to scale? (b) Suppose that the firm employs 9 units of capital, and in the short-run, it cannot change this amount. Then what is the short-run production function? (c) Determine whether the short-run production function exhibits diminishing marginal product of labour. (d)...
Consider the Leontief production function F(KL) = min {K,L], where capital K and labor L have...
Consider the Leontief production function F(KL) = min {K,L], where capital K and labor L have respective positive input prices r and w. (a) Why is it that the cost-minimizing firm sets K 5. L? (b) What is the cost function? (c) How would your answer to part (b) change, if at all, if rw 0? Explain.
Suppose a firm has a production function given by Q=2K+L, where L is labor, K is...
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
4. Consider the production functions given below: a. Suppose that the production function faced by a...
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...
Suppose the production function for automobiles is ? = ?? where Q is the quantity of...
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 you were given a production function for the nation of Pluto, Y = A(K.6)(L.4), where...
Suppose you were given a production function for the nation of Pluto, Y = A(K.6)(L.4), where Y is GDP per capita, A is Total Factor Productivity, K is physical capital per worker, and L is human capital per worker. Which of the following is true about this production function? A.)There are diminishing returns to increases in Total Factor Productivity B.)Pluto only needs human capital per labor to be above zero to have production in its economy C.)There are diminishing returns...
Consider the following CES production function: Q= AlaL +1-a)K-]%, capital, respectively where Q is output and L and...
Consider the following CES production function: Q= AlaL +1-a)K-]%, capital, respectively where Q is output and L and K are inputs labour and i) Interpret the parameters A,a,t and V ii) Show that if f-0, the two input Labour and capital are imperfect substitutes in production
Consider the following CES production function: Q= AlaL +1-a)K-]%, capital, respectively where Q is output and L and K are inputs labour and i) Interpret the parameters A,a,t and V ii) Show that if...
1. Sketch the production isoquant for a production function that takes two inputs (e.g. y = f[l,k]). Show the cost minim...
1. Sketch the production isoquant for a production function that takes two inputs (e.g. y = f[l,k]). Show the cost minimizing combination of inputs by adding an isocost line to your sketch. (a) What is the relationship between the trs and the relative price of one input compared to the other at the cost minimizing combination of inputs? (b) What does the assumption of a diminishing technical rate of substitution (trs) mean? (What does a diminishing trs mean imply for...
If labor and capital both exhibit increasing marginal products, then a production function cannot exhibit diminishing...
If labor and capital both exhibit increasing marginal products, then a production function cannot exhibit diminishing marginal rate of technical substitution of labor for capital. a. True b. False
Consider the Leontief production function F(KL) = min {K,L], where capital K and labor L have respective positive input prices r and w. (a) Why is it that the cost-minimizing firm sets K 5. L? (b) What is the cost function? (c) How would your answer to part (b) change, if at all, if rw 0? Explain.
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...
Consider the following CES production function: Q= AlaL +1-a)K-]%, capital, respectively where Q is output and L and K are inputs labour and i) Interpret the parameters A,a,t and V ii) Show that if f-0, the two input Labour and capital are imperfect substitutes in production
Consider the following CES production function: Q= AlaL +1-a)K-]%, capital, respectively where Q is output and L and K are inputs labour and i) Interpret the parameters A,a,t and V ii) Show that if...
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