Consider the following production function:

Q= (X₁)^0.5(X₂)

A. Suppose that X1is fixed at 16. Does the resulting short-run production function exhibit the two properties that economists like to see? Support your answer.

B. Sketch an isoquant for Q = 48 for this function. Include at least three points on the curve.

C. What sort of returns to scale does this function have? Justify your answer with an intuitive calculation.