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- Juan Valdez owns a coffee farm in Colombia. His production function is: f(x1,x2)=(x1−1)^0.25 x2^0.5 Assume the price of input 1 is r and the price of input 2 is w. (a) Write down an expression for the technical rate of substitution. (b) Find Juan's demand for inputs conditional on the quantity y of coffee Juan wants to produce. (c) Find Juan's cost function. (d) What is the supply function of Juan's firm?In the long run with strictly convex isoquants. If the relative price of labor (w/r) exceeds the marginal rate of technical substitution (MP.L/MP.k). What changes should happen to the input mix? Explain your answer.Consider the isoquant for gelato production as graphed below. Use the graph to answer question 27. Inagedhents A 142 100 2000 Liters of Gelato 20 26 Labor (Emplayges) 27. What is the marginal rate of technical substitution between points A and B? 42 (а) +- 42 (b) 6 (c) 42 (d) It is not possible to determine from this graph.
- The figure shows the production function of a farmer who produces grain by working certain hours each day. Which of the following statements is correct about this production function? a. The slope of the production function represents the marginal rate of substitution. b. The ceteris paribus assumption means that the farmer becomes more productive as he works more hours. c. A rightward movement from B along the production function implies that the farmer has better technology. d. This production function exhibits economies of scale. e. A technological improvement would shift up the production functionThe marginal product of labor in the production of computer chips is 50 chips per hour. The marginal rate of technical substitution of hours of labor for hours of machine capital is 1/4. What is the marginal product of labor?2. Define marginal physical product of labor (MPP) and marginal cost of product (MC). How are these two related? Why is MC called the mirror image of MPP? Explain ( type answer and descripe with grph)
- Suppose that this conveyor-manufacturing firm has another location and would like you to evaluate the input mix decisions at this new location. Here is all you know about the newlocation. The marginal rate of technical substitution is currently 0.5. The marginal product of labor at its target level of output is 60 rollers per hour. What is the marginal product of capital? Ifthe rental rate for capital is $24 per hours at this location and the wage paid to labor is $12 per hour, could this location be minimizing the costs of producing its target level of output? Explain briefly.Consider an economy with 20 workers. If the marginal product of labor (MPL) is 13 and the market price (P) is $6, what isthe value of the marginal product of labor (VMPL)? Provide your answer below:The following table depicts the number of grapes that can be picked in an hour with varying amounts of labor: Number of pickers (per hour) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Output of grapes (in flats) 10 28 43 54 61 64 65 61Calculate marginal physical product (MPP) and then graph the total product (output) and MPP curves.
- Consider the following production function: q = 9LK + 6L² – Assuming capital is measured on the vertical axis and labor is measured on the horizontal axis, determine the value of the marginal rate of technical substitution when K= 30 and L= 10. MRTS = -. (Enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two decimal places.) 20 tv MacBook Air F6 FB 10 F3 23 2$ & з 4 6 7 8 { [ E Y U P D F G J K > C V N M command option - .. .- BConsider the following production function that depends only on labor:Q = 4L + 12L² - 6L³ 1. Compute the APL (average product of labor). 2. Compute the MPL (marginal product of labor). 3. What is the value of L* at which APL is the highest? 4. For L > L*, which one is bigger, APL or MPL? How about when L < L* and L = L*? 5. Draw APL and MPL on the y-axis as a function of L on the x-axis. Label the point of the intersection of APL and MPL.Q3) A chair manufacturer hires its assembly-line labor for $30 an hour and calculates that the rental cost of its machinery is $15 per hour. Suppose that a chair can be produced using 4 hours of labor or machinery in any combination. Graphically illustrate the isoquant and the two isocost lines for the current combination of labor and capital and for the optimal combination of labor and capital.