PLANT         OUTPUT (TONS)                CAPITAL ($)               LABOUR (HOURS) 1                             605.3                                18,891                                700.2 2                             566.1                               19,201                                651.8 3                              647.1                               20,655                                822.9 4                              523.7                                15,082                               650.3 5                              712.3                                20,300                               859.0 6                              487.5                                16,079                               613.0 7                              761.6                                24,194                               851.3 8                              442.5                                11,504                                655.4 9                              821.1                               25,970                                900.6 10                            397.8                               10,127                                550.4 11                            896.7                               25,622                                842.2 12                            359.3                                12,477                               540.5 13                            979.1                               24,002                                 949.4 14                            331.7                               8,042                                   575.7 15                            1064.9                             23,972                                925.8   Estimate the Cobb-Douglas production function Q ¼ αLβ1Kβ2, where Q = output; L= labour input; K= capital input; and α, β1, and β2 are the parameters to be estimated. For the Cobb-Douglas production function, test whether the coefficients of capital and labour are statistically significant. For Cobb-Douglas production function, determine the percentage of the variation in output that is explained by the regression equation. For Cobb-Douglas production function, determine the labour and capital estimated parameters, and give an economic interpretation of each value. Determine whether this production function exhibits increasing, decreasing, or constant returns to scale. (Ignore the issue of statistical significance.

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PLANT         OUTPUT (TONS)                CAPITAL ($)               LABOUR (HOURS)

1                             605.3                                18,891                                700.2

2                             566.1                               19,201                                651.8

3                              647.1                               20,655                                822.9

4                              523.7                                15,082                               650.3

5                              712.3                                20,300                               859.0

6                              487.5                                16,079                               613.0

7                              761.6                                24,194                               851.3

8                              442.5                                11,504                                655.4

9                              821.1                               25,970                                900.6

10                            397.8                               10,127                                550.4

11                            896.7                               25,622                                842.2

12                            359.3                                12,477                               540.5

13                            979.1                               24,002                                 949.4

14                            331.7                               8,042                                   575.7

15                            1064.9                             23,972                                925.8

 

  1. Estimate the Cobb-Douglas production function Q ¼ αLβ1Kβ2, where Q = output; L= labour input; K= capital input; and α, β1, and β2 are the parameters to be estimated.
  2. For the Cobb-Douglas production function, test whether the coefficients of capital and labour are statistically significant.
  • For Cobb-Douglas production function, determine the percentage of the variation in output that is explained by the regression equation.
  1. For Cobb-Douglas production function, determine the labour and capital estimated parameters, and give an economic interpretation of each value.
  2. Determine whether this production function exhibits increasing, decreasing, or constant returns to scale. (Ignore the issue of statistical significance.
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