Michael's Dairy Farm Production Function Is Given by Y(K, L)

question 27

Essay

Michael's Dairy farm production function is given by y(K, L) = 2

, where K is the number of machine milkers and L is the amount of labor hours he uses. Does this production function exhibit increasing, constant or decreasing returns to scale? Holding the number of machine milkers constant at 16, is the marginal product of labor increasing, constant or decreasing as more labor is used?

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Definitions:

Budget Variance

A measurement of the difference between the budgeted or planned amount of expense or revenue, and the actual amount incurred/sold.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated charge used to distribute overhead costs to products or projects, based on an expected standard, allowing for cost allocation before actual expenses are known.

Variable Component

The portion of costs or expenses that varies directly with changes in production volume or business activity.

Fixed Component

The portion of a cost or expense that remains constant regardless of the level of production or business activity.