AL K, where 0< a< 1, Consider a Cobb-Douglas production function Q(A, L, K) 0B1 and A> 0. If A, K and L are fu...
6. a) Consider the following Cobb-Douglas production function: Q AK°L where Q output, K labour, L labour Express the above function in a logarithmic form
Gainesville airline's production function is given by a Cobb-Douglas form: Y = AL"K,a.B>0 where: Y =number of passengers carried per year A coefficient L number of pilots (labor) K number of aircraft (capital) Suppose that the annual wage for each pilot is p, and the "price" of each aircraft (amortized annual cost) is p 1. Derive the output cost function for the Gainesville airline 2. Calculate the average and marginal cost functions, and discuss the condition when economies of scale...
Consider the Cobb-Douglas production function Q = 6 L^½ K^½ and cost function C = 3L + 12K. a. Optimize labor usage in the short run if the firm has 9 units of capital and the product price is $3. b. Show how you can calculate the short run average total cost for this level of labor usage? c. Determine “MP per dollar” for each input and explain what the comparative numbers tell in terms of the amount of labor...
suppose a firm has a cobb-douglas weekly production function q=f(l,k)=25l^.5k^.5, where l is the number of workers and k is units of capital.mrtslk is k/l. the wage rate is $900 per week, and a unit of capital costs $400 per week. what is the least cost input combination for producing 675 units of output?
A firm's Cobb-Douglas production function for output x is f(l,k)= 25/5k5, where / (labour) and k (capital) 9. are variable inputs costing w (wage rate) and r (rental cost of capital) each per unit (a) Follow the two-step (indirect) method' and begin by setting up the firm's cost- minimisation problem and deriving the three first-order conditions (FOC8) (4 marks) 2(wr)2 x2 (where, to be clear, (c) The cost function derived from the FOC8 above is c(w,r,x) 3125 1 5 the...
The Cobb-Douglas production function is given as: Q = AK1-aLa Where 0<a<1, a = .8, K =4 is the amount of capital, and L=16 is the number of unit of labor, and A = 12 is the measure of TECHNOLOGY INDEX a) Find the real wage of labor (marginal product of labor), W/P, (b) Find rate of return of capital (marginal product of capital), and (c) Discuss the insights of your findings. (d) Why is there not a large amount...
suppose a firm has a cobb-douglas weekly production function q=f(l,k)=25l^.5k^.5, where l is the number of workers and k is units of capital.mrtslk is k/l. the wage rate is $900 per week, and a unit of capital costs $400 per week. assuming no fixed cost, what is the firm's total cost of production if it uses least-cost input combination to produce 675 units of output?
Problem 3. Consider the Solow model where the production function is Cobb-Douglas and takes this form, Y = Ka (LE)1-a, where 0 < α < 1. The savings rate s s, the depreciation rate isỗ, and the growth rate of E is g and the growth rate of L is n. Denote y E and LE 1. The economy is at the steady state. Report the steady-state growth rates of y, k, Y, K, L' K' ?, an 2. Assume...
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)
A firm has a Cobb-Douglas production function of Q = K^(0.25) L^(0.75) (a) Does this production technology exhibit increasing, constant, or decreasing returns to scale? (b) Suppose that the rental rate of capital is r = 1, the wage rate is w = 1, and the ?rm wants to produce Q = 3. In the long-run, what combination of L and K should they use? (It would be good to practice doing this with the Lagrangian, even if you can...