Suppose the cost function is a multivariate of the type: where Q is output and K, capital; L,...
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Suppose the cost function is a multivariate of the type:
where Q is output and K, capital; L, Labor; and M, materials are inputs.
2.1 Find the marginal products of the inputs.
Marginal Productivity:
Marginal productivity is the additional output that gets produced from an addition unit of some input. When looking at a production function, the marginal productivity can be found by taking the first derivative of the function with respect to the input.
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{eq}Q = 2K + L^2 + 0.5M^2 {/eq}
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