With appropriate examples, define increasing returns to scale,
decreasing returns to scale and constant returns to scale.
(Please write out answer versus charting it)
What do you understand by Returns to Scale in Economics?
What do you unserstand by Economies of Large Scale Production? What are the categories of Economies of Large Scale Production?
Define Internal Economies of Scale.
a) Do the following production functions exhibit constant
returns to scale, increasing returns to scale, or decreasing
returns to scale? For full credit, show why.
1) Q= 10L^ 0.5K^0.3
2) Q= 10L^0.5K^0.5
3) Q= 10L^0.5K^0.7
4) Q= min{K, L}
b) Which objects pin down a_LC and a_KC? Explain carefully.
c) Why does labor being mobile across sectors automatically
imply revenue maximization for firms? Explain carefully.
Is there any relationship between returns to scale and economies
of scale? Assume a production function q = 100(K^0.7*L^0.3), where
K is capital and L is labor. Derive the marginal product of labor
and the marginal product of capital. Show that the marginal product
of labor is decreasing (hint: beginning with K = 2, and L = 50)