Do not type in dollar signs or round any of your answers. Solow Model. Suppose a country's production function is Y = K1/2L1/2. If capital depreciates at the rate of 4 percent each year and the population grows at the rate of 1 percent each year, calculate the savings rate that would lead to a steady-state equilibrium value for aggregate output (Y) equal to 900 assuming the labor force is equal to 150 workers: savings rate = percent Given the savings rate calculated above, steady-state capital per worker (k*) is equal to output per worker (y*) is equal to , and consumption per worker (c*) is equal to

Do not type in dollar signs or round any of your answers. Solow Model. Suppose a country's production function is Y = K1/2L1/2. If capital depreciates at the rate of 4 percent each year and the population grows at the rate of 1 percent each year, calculate the savings rate that would lead to a steady-state equilibrium value for aggregate output (Y) equal to 900 assuming the labor force is equal to 150 workers: savings rate = percent Given the savings rate calculated above, steady-state capital per worker (k) is equal to output per worker (y) is equal to , and consumption per worker (c*) is equal to

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