*6. Contrast the production functions given below: a. Suppose that the production function faced by a 30-weight...
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*6. Contrast the production functions given below:
a. Suppose that the production function faced by a 30-weight ball bearing producer is given by Q = 4 K 0.5 L 0.5 , where M P K = 2 K – 0.5 L 0.5 and M P L = 2 K 0.5 L – 0.5 . Do both labor and capital display diminishing marginal products?
Does the production function display a diminishing marginal rate of technical substitution?
b. Suppose that the production function faced by a 40-weight ball bearing producer is given by Q = 4KL, where M P K = 4L and M P L =
4K. Do both labor and capital display diminishing marginal products? Does the isoquant you drew in
(a) display a diminishing marginal rate of technical substitution?
c. Compare your results. Must labor and capital display diminishing marginal products in order for the MRTS to diminish?
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Microeconomics
ISBN: 9780716759751
1st Edition
Authors: Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, Chad Syverson