Assume That a Country's Production Function Is Y = K^1/2L^1/2

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Essay

Assume that a country's production function is Y = K^1/2L^1/2.
a.What is the per-worker production function y = f(k)?
b.Assume that the country possesses 40,000 units of capital and 10,000 units of labour.What is Y? What is labour productivity computed from the per-worker production function? Is this value the same as labour productivity computed from the original production function?
c.Assume that 10 percent of capital depreciates each year.What gross saving rate is necessary to make the given capital-labour ratio the steady-state capital-labour ratio? (Hint: In a steady state with no population growth or technological change,the saving rate multiplied by per-worker output must equal the depreciation rate multiplied by the capital-labour ratio.)
d.If the saving rate equals the steady-state level,what is consumption per worker?

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Definitions:

Economic Conditions

The state and dynamics of the economy at a given time, reflected in indicators like growth rates, unemployment, inflation, and consumer confidence.

Spot Market

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Expected Inflation

The predicted average increase in prices across the economy over a specified period.

Purchasing Power Parity

An economic theory that compares different countries' currencies through a "basket of goods" approach to determine the relative value of the currencies.