A firm has the following fixed proportion production function q = min(k, 2l). a. Find the firms long-run total, average, and mar
ginal cost functions. b. Suppose that k is fixed at 20 in the short run. Calculate the firms short-run total, average, and marginal cost functions. c. Suppose v = 1 and w = 3. Calculate this firms long-run and short-run average and marginal cost curves. Q4. A firm’s production function is given by q = 2z1 + 3z2. Given the input prices, w1 for z1 and w2 for z2. a. Find the input demands z1 and z2 minimizing the cost of producing the level of output q. b. Find the cost function for producing the level q.
a) In the long run, we have, 5k=10 and k=2l Thus, C=2l+3l= 5l=0.5q Thus, AC=5l/10l =0.5 MC=0.5 b) In the short run, k=10 Q=min(50,10l) If l<5, q=10l. C=10+3l= 10+0.3q Thus, AC=10/q + 0.3 If l>5, q=50. C= 10+3l AC= (10+3l)/50 If q>50, then MC...
