Question: Suppose the production function Q = AK^a*L^b , where K is the amount of capital, L is the amount of labor it uses as inputs,
Suppose the production function Q = AK^a*L^b , where K is the amount of capital, L is the amount of labor it uses as inputs, A is a constant and represents the technology. The cost per unit of capital is a rental fee r and the cost per unit of labor is a wage w. The price of the output is P.
1. Calculate the technical rate of substitution(TRS, assume K is on the horizontal axis);
2. In the short run, the capital remains unchanged, calculate the conditional labor demand and total cost function in terms of w, r , K and Q;
3. In the long run, both K and L are the variable cost, A=1, a=b=0.5, calculate the conditional labor demand, conditional capital demand and total cost function in terms of w, r and Q.
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