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QUESTION 4 A small open economy produces two goods, 1 and 2, at output levels y, i = 1, 2. Output prices are set on world markets and denoted P1, P2. The economy is endowed with quantities L of labour and K of capital. Capital is used in sector 2 only, and labour is used in both sectors, Li denoting the use of labour in sector i = 1,2. The wage rate and the capital rental rate are w and r, respectively. The production function for good 1 is 1 L₁, and good 2 has production function 1/2 = √KL2. What is the equilibrium allocation of labour between sectors (expressed as a function of goods' prices and endowments)? O a. L₁ L-(K, L₂ = (1)²K. O b. L (K, L₂ = L-(,)²K. O c. L₁ =0, L2 = L. O d. L₁ =L, L2 = 0.

QUESTION 4 A small open economy produces two goods, 1 and 2, at output levels y, i = 1, 2. Output prices are set on world markets and denoted P1, P2. The economy is endowed with quantities L of labour and K of capital. Capital is used in sector 2 only, and labour is used in both sectors, Li denoting the use of labour in sector i = 1,2. The wage rate and the capital rental rate are w and r, respectively. The production function for good 1 is 1 L₁, and good 2 has production function 1/2 = √KL2. What is the equilibrium allocation of labour between sectors (expressed as a function of goods' prices and endowments)? O a. L₁ L-(K, L₂ = (1)²K. O b. L (K, L₂ = L-(,)²K. O c. L₁ =0, L2 = L. O d. L₁ =L, L2 = 0.

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