Question #279626

Production function of a firm has the following form: 

Q= 48L2 – 4L3 , where L stands for amounts of labor and Q represents level of output

Find the level of output at a point where marginal product reaches its maximum.


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Expert's answer
2021-12-14T09:52:55-0500

Given the production function, the marginal product of labor is equal to

MPL=ΔQΔL=96L12L2MPL=\dfrac{\Delta Q}{\Delta L}=96L-12L^2


The slope of the marginal product is equal to

dMPLdL=9624L\dfrac{d MPL}{d L}=96-24L

When marginal product is maximized, the slope of the marginal product is equal to zero. Therefore

9624L=024L=96L=9624L=496-24L=0\\[0.3cm] 24L=96\\[0.3cm] L=\dfrac{96}{24}\\[0.3cm] L=4

Therefore, the marginal product is maximized at L=4 units.

The level of output at the point where the marginal product is maximized is equal to

Q=48(42)4(43)Q=512Q=48(4^2)-4(4^3)\\[0.3cm] Q=512


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