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QUESTION 3
ABC Manufacturing Company Limited recently hired you to estimate the firm’s production function.
Based on your research you have derived the following production function, F(K, L) = KL2. Assuming That capital is fixed at 1 unit, answer the following:
a. Calculate the average product of labour when 9 units of labour are utilised
b. Calculate the marginal product of labour when 9 units of labour are utilised. (HINT: Recall Marginal requires differential)
c. Assuming that capital is no longer fixed and that the price of capital is $10, and the price of Labour is $15. What combination of capital and labour minimizes the cost of producing any Given output?
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