Given the linear production function Q = 10K + 5L, if Q = 10,000 and K = 500, how much labor is utilized?

  • 1,000 units
Firm managers should use inputs at levels where the:
  • Marginal benefit equals marginal cost and value marginal product of labor equals wage

What is the average product of labor, given that the level of labor equals 10, total output equals 1200 and the marginal product of labor equals 200?

  • 120
Which of the following is not a means of acquiring product and process innovations?
  • Mass production of the existing product

The recipe that defines the maximum amount of output that can be produced with K units of capital and L units of labor is the:

  • Production function
The feasible means of converting raw inputs such as steel, labor, and machinery into an output are summarized by:
  • Technology

The production function for a competitive firm is Q = K.5L.5. The firm sells its output at a price of $10, and can hire labor at a wage of $5. Capital is fixed at one unit. The maximum profits are

  • 5

The production function for a competitive firm is Q = K.5L.5. The firm sells its output at a price of $10, and can hire labor at a wage of $5. Capital is fixed at one unit. The profit-maximizing quantity of labor is

  • 1

If the production function is Q = KL and capital is fixed at 1 unit, then the marginal product of labor when L = 25 is

  • None of the statements associated with this question are correct

Which of the following conditions is true when a producer minimizes the cost of producing a given level of output?

  • The MRTS is equal to the ratio of input prices and the marginal product per dollar spent on all inputs is equal
For a cost function C = 100 + 10Q + Q2, the marginal cost of producing 10 units of output is
  • None of the statements associated with this question are correct

If the production function is Q = K.5L.5 and capital is fixed at 1 unit, then the average product of labor when L = 25 is

  • 1/5

You are an efficiency expert hired by a manufacturing firm that uses K and L as inputs. The firm produces and sells a given output. If w = $40, r = $100, MPL = 4, and MPK = 40 the firm:

  • Should use more K and less L to cost minimize