In: Economics
Jamie runs an Android app business. She has production function f(x1,x2) =
x11/3 x21/4. The price of factor 1 is w1 = 2, the price of factor 2 is w2 = 3, and the price of the output is 12.
Does this production function exhibit increasing, decreasing, or constant return to scale?
Write out the short-run profit maximization problem with x̄2 = 81.
Solve the short-run profit maximization problem by showing all the important
steps.
Find the short-run production level that maximizes the profit.
Write out the long-run profit maximization problem.
Solve the long-run profit maximization problem.