1. Given the following production functions determine whether the production functions exhibit increasing, decreasing, or constant returns to scale for all levels of output.
a) Q = L0.3K0.2
b) Q = (L+0.01K)0.8
c) Q = min[2L,K]
Let production function Q = F(K,L);
Now lets define the returns to sacle:
if F(mK, mL) = mF(K, L) means constant returns to scale
if F(mK, mL) > mF(K, L) means increasing returns to scale
if F(mK, mL) < mF(K, L) means decreasing returns to scale
Que1:
(a)
So, Decreasing Returns to Scale
(b)
So, Decreasing Returns to Scale
(c)
So, constant returns to scale
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