Medfin Accounting Company (MAC) specializes in providing
accounting and tax services for medical establishment and
professionals. Presently, the company's production method is highly
labor-intensive because many of the bookkeeping tasks are done
manually. MAC employs 50 workers (L) paying them each, on average,
$50,000 per year. MAC also has 40 computers (K). The company has
leased these computers along with their accompanying software
packages at $5,000 per year each. Presently the firm provides
accounting and tax services to 150 clients.
a. Write the equation for the
company's isocost.
b. At this given mix of inputs ( K = 40, L= 50) the firm's marginal
rate of technical substitution (MPL/MPK) is -6. Is this mix of
capital and labor that MAC is using efficient (optimal)? Explain as
specifically as you can.
c. If your answer to (b) is no, what changes should the firm make
in its production style?
d. Assuming that the firm wants to serve the same number of
clients, how would the changes that you might be suggesting would
affect the company's revenue, costs, and profit?
e. Now starting back from the original mix of computers (capital)
and labor -- that is 50 workers and 40 computers --, suppose the
company wants to increase the size of its clientele. How
would you suggest the company should pursue its expansion plan?
What is the most efficient approach to this expansion? Should the
company hire more labor and acquire more computers right away?
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