2) Consider the following production function for shirts: q=13/4K1/4, where L is worker-hours, and K is...
Given the following production functions: F(L,K) = L + K F(L,K) = (L + K)^2 F(L,K) = (L + K)^1/2 1. Determine the returns to scale for each function. 2. For the rest of this exercise assume that the price of labor, w, and the price of capital, r, equal 1: w = r = 1. Find the conditional input demand functions of labor and capital (the cost-minimizing combinations of labor and capital). 3. Now find the cost functions for...
can someone help me please please Cost minimization For the production fuction is given by f(l, k) = √ l + √ k, where l is the quantity of labor and k is the quantity of capital, suppose that input prices are (w, r) >> 0, where w is the wage rate (price of a unit of labor) and r is the interest rate (price of a unit of capital). Suppose the firm must produce y > 0 units of...
can someone help me please please Cost minimization For the production fuction is given by f(l, k) = √ l + √ k, where l is the quantity of labor and k is the quantity of capital, suppose that input prices are (w, r) >> 0, where w is the wage rate (price of a unit of labor) and r is the interest rate (price of a unit of capital). Suppose the firm must produce y > 0 units of...
Assume a firm' production function is Q = 3K +L • In this case, inputs (K and L) are perfect substitutes. Can you give a real example where this production function works? Assume price of capital is r = 5, and price of labor is w = 1 How many units of capital and labor is need to produce Q=60 in cheapest way? O Show your logic using cost minimization condition, and Analyze it graphically
Consider a production function Q=Q(K,L)=6K^(1/2)L^(1/3) with K as capital and L as labor input. Let the price per unit of output be P=$0.50, the cost or rental rate per unit of capital be r=$0.10 and let the price (wage rate) of labor be w=$1. a) find the profit max level of K and L and check with second order condition (my answer was L=3.375 and K=1.5) b) Find max profit (I got profit=1.986)
5. Consider a firm with the production function F(K,L) = (K^3/5)(L^1/5) (a) Setup and solve the long run cost minimization problem for the long run optimal amount of capital K*(w,r,q) and labor L*(w,r,q), and the long run minimized cost C* (w,r,q). (Hint: reduce the cost function for the next part. (b) Setup and solve the profit maximization problem over quantity using the cost function you solved for in the previous part. Solve for the profit maximizing quantity q *(p,w,r), cost...
A monopolist has a production function 27 (L-2)(K+1) Q(L,K) where L, Kis the amount of labor and capital. The wage rate is denoted by w and the rental rate of capital is denoted by r. The inverse demand function the monopolist is faced with is given by P = 12- 3Q where P is the market price and Q is the quantity sold. 13. Write down the optimization problem of the monopolist. 14. Write down the first order condition(s) 15....
A firm has a production function of Q=20K^.2*L^.8 where Q measures output, K represents machine hours, and L measures labor hours. If the rental cost of capital (r) equals $15 the wage rate (w) equals $10, and the firm wants to produce 40,000 units of output, how much labor and capital should the firm use?
Consider the Leontief-type production technology, q = min(K/a,L/b), where K is capital input and L is labor input; and a,b > 0. Let r and w be the prices of capital and labor, respectively. Derive the cost function for a firm with this production technology. To what extent does this cost function exhibit either scale economies or diseconomies?
A monopolist has a production function 27 (L-2)(K+1) Q(L,K) where L, Kis the amount of labor and capital. The wage rate is denoted by w and the rental rate of capital is denoted by r. The inverse demand function the monopolist is faced with is given by P = 12- 3Q where P is the market price and Q is the quantity sold. 13. Write down the optimization problem of the monopolist. 14. Write down the first order condition(s) 15....