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Suppose that a certain factory output is given by the Cobb-Douglas production function ?(?, ?) = 60?^1/3?^2/3 units, where K is the level of capital and L the size of the labor force need to maximize the factory’s output.
(a) Determine whether the Cobb-Douglas production function is concave, convex, strictly concave, strictly convex or neither.
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- Suppose that a certain factory output is given by the Cobb-Douglas production function Q(K, L) = 60K ¹/³ [2/3 units, where K is the level of capital and L the size of the labor force need to maximize the factory's output. (a) Determine whether the Cobb-Douglas production function is concave, convex, strictly concave, strictly convex or neither. If a unit of labour costs $100, unit of capital $200, and $200,000 is budgeted for production (b) Formulate the problem as a constrained optimization problem. (c) Write down the Lagrange function.A firm has a production function of ?(?,?) = ??.???.? a) Explain the concept of returns to scale. Does the function provide increasing, decreasing, or constant returns to scale? b) Provide an example of a typical sector with increasing returns to scale. c) Explain the concept of MRTS and argue whether the MRTS for this production function is diminishing. Please also provide a graphical illustration using numbers.Consider the following production function:q = (KL)^α, where α > 0.Answer the following questions:(a) Under what conditions (i.e. values of α) will the production function exhibit decreasing returns to scale? Under what conditions will it exhibit constant returns to scale? Under what circumstances will it exhibit increasing returns to scale? (b) Confirm that the marginal physical product of capital is homogenous of degree zero in the case in which the production function exhibits constant returns to scale. (c) Derive an expression for the cost function of a firm using the productionfunction to produce output of a good. (d) Find the first and second partial derivatives of the cost function with respect to q. Interpret the second partial derivative and relate the sign of the derivative to the returns to scale.
- The production function of a firm is x= A* l^a* k^(1-a-b)*e^b. l is labor, k is capital, e is energy, x is output (sold at price p) a) What is the interpretation of A? b) Under what condition(s) does the production function exhibit constant returns to scale} Is it homogeneous? Are the marginal products of inputs increasing, constant, or decreasing? c) Setup the profit maximization problem for the firm. d) Find the optimality conditions for all the inputs in the production function. e)Find the input demand functions for labor, capital, and energy f) Find the optimal supply function for x. g) Setup the cost minimization problem Show the relevant Technical Rates of substitution. （I mainly have concerns for d), e), f) questions）The production function of a firm is x= A* l^a* k^(1-a-b)*e^b. l is labor, k is capital, e is energy, x is output (sold at price p) a) What is the interpretation of A? b) Under what condition(s) does the production function exhibit constant returns to scale} Is it homogeneous? Are the marginal products of inputs increasing, constant, or decreasing? c) Setup the profit maximization problem for the firm. d) Find the optimality conditions for all the inputs in the production function. e)Find the input demand functions for labor, capital, and energy f) Find the optimal supply function for x. g) Setup the cost minimization problem Show the relevant Technical Rates of substitution.Consider the following production function: q = (KL)“, where a > 0. Answer the following questions: (a) Under what conditions (i.e. values of a) will the production function exhibit decreasing returns to scale? Under what conditions will it exhibit constant returns to scale? Under what circumstances will it exhibit increasing returns to scale? (b) Confirm that the marginal physical product of capital is homogenous of degree zero in the case in which the production function exhibits constant returns to scale. (c) Derive an expression for the cost function of a firm using the production function to produce output of a good. (d) Find the first and second partial derivatives of the cost function with respect to q. Interpret the second partial derivative and relate the sign of the derivative to the returns to scale.
- Consider the following production function: f (A, B) = gamma multiply A^alpha multiply B^Beta. where A and B are the inputs and alpha, Beta, gamma are in the set (0,1). Let wA and wB the price of the two inputs. Assume wA, wB > 0. Is the production function separable?Does the production function exhibit constant returns of scale?Compute the cost function and the conditional input demand function.How do these three functions react to a change in wA? Suppose the price of both inputs double, what happens to the conditional input demand function? And to the cost function? Suppose the desired level of output double, what happens to the conditional input demand function? And to the cost function?…A Firm's Optimization with CES Production Function The Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES) production function is a flexible way to describe how a firm combines capital and labor to produce output, allowing for different levels of substitutability between the two inputs. The elasticity of substitution, denoted by σ, measures how easily the firm can substitute capital for labor (or vice versa) while maintaining the same output level. The parameter p is related to the elasticity of substitution by the formula σ = 1/(1 - p). Now, let's consider a firm that operates for two periods (t and t + 1) and produces output according to the CES production function: F(Kt, Nt) = [aK{ + (1 − a)N]¹º 0(2) The general Cobb-Douglas production function for two inputs is given by q = f(k,I) = Ak“1® where 0 0, f; > 0, fx 0 (b) Show that (the elasticity of output with respect to capital) e = a and (the elasticity of output with respect to labor) e = BFor the following production function: Y(K,L)= 25(KL)^(1/2) a) Compute the MRTS b) Define if it exhibits increasing, constant, or decreasing returns to scale c) Is the MRTS decreasing, increasing or constant as we increase the labor input? Provide numerical evidences and an economic interpretation of your answer d) Compute again the MRTS for this new production function: Y(K,L)= 2K+5L e) Compare now the MRTS of the two production functions and explain why the second case is a special case of the general result obtained at point a).Maize is produced according to the production function q = 100(K°*L°) %3D Starting with a capital input of 4 and a labor input of 49, show that the marginal product of labor and the marginal product of capital are both decreasing. (i) (ii) Compute the marginal rate of technical substitution of labour for capital. (iii) Does this production function exhibit increasing, decreasing or constant returns to scale?A firm can manufacture a product according to the production function Q = F(K, L) = K0.5L0.5. (a) What is the average product of labor, APL, when the level of capital is fixed at 36 units and the firm uses 16 units of labor? (b) What is the marginal product of labor, MPL, when capital is fixed at 36 units? (c) Suppose capital is fixed at 36 units. If the firm can sell its output at a price of $100 per unit of output and can hire labor at $40 per unit of labor, how many units of labor should the firm hire in order to maximize profits?SEE MORE QUESTIONS
