Consider the "Cobb-Douglas" production function given by Y = AKL¹-a where A > 0 and 0 < a < 1. Which of the following is FALSE? The marginal product of capital is positive The marginal product of labour is positive There is diminishing returns to capital There is decreasing returns to scale
Consider the "Cobb-Douglas" production function given by Y = AKL¹-a where A > 0 and 0 < a < 1. Which of the following is FALSE? The marginal product of capital is positive The marginal product of labour is positive There is diminishing returns to capital There is decreasing returns to scale
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![Consider the "Cobb-Douglas" production function given by Y = AKº L¹-a where A> 0 and
0 < a < 1. Which of the following is FALSE?
The marginal product of capital is positive
The marginal product of labour is positive
There is diminishing returns to capital
O There is decreasing returns to scale](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3933e659-0e4e-4082-b0d0-cddeecd047c4%2Fbabc3d1e-da57-4e4d-a27d-c164a1f39282%2Fnh594a_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the "Cobb-Douglas" production function given by Y = AKº L¹-a where A> 0 and
0 < a < 1. Which of the following is FALSE?
The marginal product of capital is positive
The marginal product of labour is positive
There is diminishing returns to capital
O There is decreasing returns to scale
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