. In an economy, the total output of all the firms is described by Y = 8 * K^0.25 * L^0.75. For it, The price level is P=20 and the cost of a unit of capital is R=6. There are L=10 workers in the economy. The payments for capital, or the capital bill, amount to RK=752 in the economy. Find the payments for wage, or wage bill, WL, in the economy
. In an economy, the total output of all the firms is described by Y = 8 * K^0.25 * L^0.75. For it, The price level is P=20 and the cost of a unit of capital is R=6. There are L=10 workers in the economy. The payments for capital, or the capital bill, amount to RK=752 in the economy. Find the payments for wage, or wage bill, WL, in the economy
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2. In an economy, the total output of all the firms is described by Y = 8 * K^0.25 * L^0.75. For it,
The price level is P=20 and the cost of a unit of capital is R=6. There are L=10 workers in the economy.
The payments for capital, or the capital bill, amount to RK=752 in the economy.
Find the payments for wage, or wage bill, WL, in the economy
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To find the wage bill, we must first find total output (Y) and then subtract the capital account (RK) to get total payments to labor (WL).
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