State the decision rules used for finding the optimal amount of input(s) in both short-run and long-run production”  b. Using your own words, explain the rationale behind each stated rule as if you were explaining them to someone who has not yet completed:  c. The Demand for Labor is the visualization of what important short-run production concept, and what would shift this demand curve to the right?

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3. Production:

a. State the decision rules used for finding the optimal amount of input(s) in both short-run and long-run production” 

b. Using your own words, explain the rationale behind each stated rule as if you were explaining them to someone who has not yet completed: 

c. The Demand for Labor is the visualization of what important short-run production concept, and what would shift this demand curve to the right? 

d. Use your answer above to explain why some worker (labor) earn much more than others, and why some workers are at a risk of losing their jobs to machines (capital). 

e. Explain why a Cobb-Douglas production function such as Q = LaKb s much more realistic than production functions such as Q = aL + bK

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