1). Consider the production function Q = 10K% L. (a) What is the output when K = 100000 and L = 243? (b) Use the marginal analysis to estimate Q(99995, 243) and Q(100000, 245). (c) Use a calculator to compute these two values of Q to three decimal places and compare these values with your estimates in (b). (d) How big must AL be in order for the difference between Q(100000, 243+AL) and its linear approximation Q(100000, 245) + ( AL, to differ by more than two units?

1). Consider the production function Q = 10K% L. (a) What is the output when K = 100000 and L = 243? (b) Use the marginal analysis to estimate Q(99995, 243) and Q(100000, 245). (c) Use a calculator to compute these two values of Q to three decimal places and compare these values with your estimates in (b). (d) How big must AL be in order for the difference between Q(100000, 243+AL) and its linear approximation Q(100000, 245) + ( AL, to differ by more than two units?

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter9: Production Functions

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