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Question 2: Production Function and Profit Maxi- mization Consider a production function of Cobb-Douglas form: for...
1. Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(11,12) = 21222 (a) Write an expression for...
1. Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(11,12) = 21222 (a) Write an expression for the marginal product of 21 at the point (21,12). (b) Holding 22 fixed, for small increases in I, will the marginal product of 2 increase, decrease or remain constant? (c) What's the marginal product of factor 2? Will it increase, remain constant or decrease for small increases in ra? (d) Does an increase in the amount of 22 increase, leave unchanged or decrease the...
Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(x1, x2) = x^1/2 x^3/2 (e) What's the technical...
Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(x1, x2) =
x^1/2 x^3/2
(e) What's the technical rate of substitution TRS (11, 12)? (f) Does this technology have diminishing technical rate of substitution? (g) Does this technology demonstrate increasing, constant or decreasing returns to scale?
Please show all your work step by step 1. Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(x1,22) = x122. (...
Please show all your work step by step
1. Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(x1,22) = x122. (a) Write an expression for the marginal product of xy at the point (21,22). (b) Holding a fixed, for small increases in 31, will the marginal product of increase, decrease or remain constant? (c) What's the marginal product of factor 2? Will it increase, remain constant or decrease for small increases in x2? (d) Does an increase in the amount of...
Question-3 (Marginal Products and Returns to Scale) (30 points) Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and...
Question-3 (Marginal Products and Returns to Scale) (30 points)
Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(x1; x2) =
x1^1/2 x2^3/2
1. Write an expression for the marginal product of x1.
2. Does marginal product of x1 increase for small increases in
x1, holding x2 fixed? Explain
3. Does an increase in the amount of x2 lead to decrease in the
marginal product of x1? Explain
4. What is the technical rate of substitution between x2 and
x1?
5. What...
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...
Douglas production function F(x,, x)- xg, where X1, xl are Consider the Cobb- values of generic...
Douglas production function F(x,, x)- xg, where X1, xl are Consider the Cobb- values of generic inputs, while α marginal product of input i? For any i, for what parameter values is there diminishing marginal product of inpu increasing, constant, and decreasing returns to scale? While a general answer is preferable, you can answer these questions for 1-3. 2. a, are constant nt parameters. Forthe , t i? Under what parameter values does the production fu
2. For the following Cobb-Douglas production function, q = f(L,K) = _0.45 0.7 a. Derive expressions...
2. For the following Cobb-Douglas production function, q = f(L,K) = _0.45 0.7 a. Derive expressions for marginal product of labor and marginal product of capital, MP, and MPK. b. Derive the expression for marginal rate of technical substitution, MRTS. C. Does this production function display constant, increasing, or decreasing returns to scale? Why? d. By how much would output increase if the firm increased each input by 50%?
Consider the following Cobb-Douglas production function, where α Find the equation for the isoquant when Q...
Consider the following Cobb-Douglas production function, where α Find the equation for the isoquant when Q 4,000. K-(Properly format your expression using the fools in the paiette. Hover over tools to see keyboard shortcuts Eg, a fraction can be created with the /character) The marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) when Q 4,000 and L-50 (with capital measured on the vertical axis and labor measured on the horizontal axis) is MRTS (Enter a numenic response using an integer)
Consider a profit maximizing firm that uses a Cobb-Douglas production function Y = AKαL 1−α and...
Consider a profit maximizing firm that uses a Cobb-Douglas production function Y = AKαL 1−α and hires labor L at wage rate w and capital K at rental rate r. (1) Set up the profit-maximization problem of the firm and derive the first-order condition for the profit-maximizing choice of capital. (2) Show that the marginal product of capital is a decreasing function of capital. (3) Solve for the optimal choice of capital and show that the optimal choice of capital...
1. Consider a firm that has the following CES production function: Q = f(L,K) = [aLP...
1. Consider a firm that has the following CES production function: Q = f(L,K) = [aLP + bK°]!/p where p a. Derive the MRTS for this production function. Does this production function exhibit a diminishing MRTS? Justify using derivatives and in words. What does this imply about the shape of the corresponding isoquants? (10 points) b. What are the returns to scale for this production function? Show and explain. Explain what will happen to cost if the firm doubles its...
1. Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(11,12) = 21222 (a) Write an expression for the marginal product of 21 at the point (21,12). (b) Holding 22 fixed, for small increases in I, will the marginal product of 2 increase, decrease or remain constant? (c) What's the marginal product of factor 2? Will it increase, remain constant or decrease for small increases in ra? (d) Does an increase in the amount of 22 increase, leave unchanged or decrease the...
Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(x1, x2) =
x^1/2 x^3/2
(e) What's the technical rate of substitution TRS (11, 12)? (f) Does this technology have diminishing technical rate of substitution? (g) Does this technology demonstrate increasing, constant or decreasing returns to scale?
Please show all your work step by step
1. Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(x1,22) = x122. (a) Write an expression for the marginal product of xy at the point (21,22). (b) Holding a fixed, for small increases in 31, will the marginal product of increase, decrease or remain constant? (c) What's the marginal product of factor 2? Will it increase, remain constant or decrease for small increases in x2? (d) Does an increase in the amount of...
Question-3 (Marginal Products and Returns to Scale) (30 points)
Suppose the production function is Cobb-Douglas and f(x1; x2) =
x1^1/2 x2^3/2
1. Write an expression for the marginal product of x1.
2. Does marginal product of x1 increase for small increases in
x1, holding x2 fixed? Explain
3. Does an increase in the amount of x2 lead to decrease in the
marginal product of x1? Explain
4. What is the technical rate of substitution between x2 and
x1?
5. What...
Douglas production function F(x,, x)- xg, where X1, xl are Consider the Cobb- values of generic inputs, while α marginal product of input i? For any i, for what parameter values is there diminishing marginal product of inpu increasing, constant, and decreasing returns to scale? While a general answer is preferable, you can answer these questions for 1-3. 2. a, are constant nt parameters. Forthe , t i? Under what parameter values does the production fu
2. For the following Cobb-Douglas production function, q = f(L,K) = _0.45 0.7 a. Derive expressions for marginal product of labor and marginal product of capital, MP, and MPK. b. Derive the expression for marginal rate of technical substitution, MRTS. C. Does this production function display constant, increasing, or decreasing returns to scale? Why? d. By how much would output increase if the firm increased each input by 50%?
Consider the following Cobb-Douglas production function, where α Find the equation for the isoquant when Q 4,000. K-(Properly format your expression using the fools in the paiette. Hover over tools to see keyboard shortcuts Eg, a fraction can be created with the /character) The marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) when Q 4,000 and L-50 (with capital measured on the vertical axis and labor measured on the horizontal axis) is MRTS (Enter a numenic response using an integer)
1. Consider a firm that has the following CES production function: Q = f(L,K) = [aLP + bK°]!/p where p a. Derive the MRTS for this production function. Does this production function exhibit a diminishing MRTS? Justify using derivatives and in words. What does this imply about the shape of the corresponding isoquants? (10 points) b. What are the returns to scale for this production function? Show and explain. Explain what will happen to cost if the firm doubles its...
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