Suppose a firm has a Cobb-Douglas production function given by: Q = A * L^0.5 * K^0.5 If the firm currently employs 100 units of labor  and 64 units of capital  and produces 500 units of output , can you calculate the value of the total factor productivity  for this firm?

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