1. You collect the following production data for your firm: L Q 301 2 1,436 6 632 3 69 1 1,813 9 1,078 5 □ a. Which functional form (linear, quadratic, cubic) is most suitable to your data? Construct a scatter diagram but be sure to just do the dots; don't include the lines that connect them. Then, play around with the trendline feature and include what you consider to be the best trendline. b. Using OLS, estimate the firm's short-run production function. Comment on the strength of the regression results. c. Calculate the Q, AP, and MP for L = 8 workers.

1. You collect the following production data for your firm: L Q 301 2 1,436 6 632 3 69 1 1,813 9 1,078 5 □ a. Which functional form (linear, quadratic, cubic) is most suitable to your data? Construct a scatter diagram but be sure to just do the dots; don't include the lines that connect them. Then, play around with the trendline feature and include what you consider to be the best trendline. b. Using OLS, estimate the firm's short-run production function. Comment on the strength of the regression results. c. Calculate the Q, AP, and MP for L = 8 workers.

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter9: Production Functions

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