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The document contains instructions for 6 microeconomic theory assignments. Assignment 1 involves analyzing production functions, profit functions, supply functions, and factor demand functions. Assignment 2 examines production functions and the associated profit, supply, and factor demand functions. Assignment 3 shows that the supply function is equal to the partial derivative of profit with respect to price. Assignment 4 explains why the marginal cost curve must cut the average cost curve from below using a diagram. Assignment 5 analyzes cost minimization for a production function with two factors of production. Assignment 6 lists exercises from Varian's 3rd edition to complete.

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The document contains instructions for 6 microeconomic theory assignments. Assignment 1 involves analyzing production functions, profit functions, supply functions, and factor demand functions. Assignment 2 examines production functions and the associated profit, supply, and factor demand functions. Assignment 3 shows that the supply function is equal to the partial derivative of profit with respect to price. Assignment 4 explains why the marginal cost curve must cut the average cost curve from below using a diagram. Assignment 5 analyzes cost minimization for a production function with two factors of production. Assignment 6 lists exercises from Varian's 3rd edition to complete.

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Assignment 1: Microeconomic Theory III To be handed in by 20th Nov. 2009 Let a production function of a firm be f(x) = x1/2.

i) Given output price p and factor price w, find the profit function, supply function and factor demand function. ii) What would be your answer to i) if there was a technological change and the production function is now f(x) = x2
1.

Let a production function of a firm be y = lakb where y is output level and l and k are labour and capital used in the production function i) Given output price = p, wage rate of labour = w and rental rate of capital = r, find the profit function, supply function and factor demand function, checking for Second Order Condition as well. ii) What would be your answer to i) if the production function is y = 1/2 1/2 l k
2. 3. 4.

Let y(p, w) be a firms supply function, show that y(p, w) =

( p ) pi

Show why marginal cost curve must cut average cost curve from below. Explain using a diagram with passive cost function why the cost function must be concave in factor price, w. Then prove the result formally.

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Let the wage rate of factor x1 be w1 and the wage rate of factor x2 be w2 If a firm can produce according to the technology y = f(x1, x2) i) Find the conditions for cost minimization (check for interior solution only) What can you say about the conditions? ii) Find a change in the conditional factor demand function x1(w1, w2, y) as a result of a change in w2. iii) If f(x1, x2) = x1 + x2 graph a possible solution on a diagram and find the conditional factor demand and cost function
6.

and the following exercises in Varian 3rd edition 1.2, 4.4, 5.2, 5.16

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