Suppose a firms production function is Y=f(K,L) and has the following: Output = 5,000 Wage rate =
Question:
Suppose a firm’s production function is Y=f(K,L) and has the following:
Output = 5,000
Wage rate = 40
Marginal product of labor = 5
Labor = 100
Rental rate = 250
Capital = 75
Marginal Product of capital = 20
Price = 10
A. What is the firm’s total revenue?
B. What is the firm’s total cost?
C. What is the profit for the firm?
D. What is the real wage rate for this firm?
E. What is the real rental rate?
F. Suppose the firm is deciding whether or not to expand its factors of production. Do you recommend they hire another worker and/or add another unit of capital? What justification can you show to justify your answers? (Hint: I am looking for a yes or no for each factor and a mathematical justification for why you came to that conclusion)
Microeconomics An Intuitive Approach with Calculus
ISBN: 978-0538453257
1st edition
Authors: Thomas Nechyba