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Mills College Economics 175/275 Math Modeling in Economics Problem Set #2:

  1. Find ! and ! for the following functions:

    1. ! Evaluate these differentials at !.
    2. ! Evaluate these differentials at !.

  2. Find the local maxima and minima where they exist of the following functions:

    1. !
    2. !
    3. !
    4. !

  3. Multiproduct firm:

    Consider a firm that produces two products, steel (x) and aluminum (y) (with both quantities in tons), under conditions of perfect competition. The given competitive prices are ! and !. The firm’s revenue function is therefore R = 100x + 200y.

    1. Write down the firm’s profit function, which the shareholders wish to maximize.

    2. Find the stationary points.

    3. Check whether this is a maximum.

  4. A firm has the production function ! . The price of its output is fixed at ! and the prices of labor and capital, respectively, are !, !, and there are no fixed costs. What quantities of capital and labor should it hire to maximize profit? Check to make sure necessary and sufficient conditions are satisfied.

  5. A producer of low-capacity passenger planes has cost functions at two factories that produce the planes: ! and ! where ! and ! are the amounts produced at factories 1 and 2, respectively, each month. For these planes, the firm faces the inverse demand function P = 74 − 6(Q1 + Q2). Find the firm’s profit-maximizing output to be produced at each factory and the selling price of a newly-produced plane. Check that the sufficiency conditions are met for a maximum. What is the profit-maximizing price per plane?

  6. Consider the function ! and constrain !. Find the unconstrained critical point. Find the boundary critical points. Evaluate the function at all of the critical points that satisfy the constraint and at the corner boundaries. What is the maximum and minimum of the constrained function?

  7. Find the max/min of ! subject to the constraint !.

  8. Suppose a firm’s objective is to minimize costs from producing a product at two different plants. Let the total cost function be C where ! are the amounts of the good produced at plants 1 and 2, respectively. Let the constraint be !. Find the critical point satisfying the constraint and determine whether it is a max, min, or saddle point.

  9. Suppose a firm produces output using labor and capital in amounts L and K, respectively, and the production function is given by !. The firm wants to maximize its output subject to a cost constraint: !, where price of labor is 100 and price of capital is 200. How much labor and capital should it hire? What is the maximum output?

  10. Suppose a consumer has the utility function !. The price of good 1 is ! and the price of good 2 is !, and the consumer’s budget to spend on the two goods is $84. What amounts of ! and ! maximize the consumer’s utility subject to the budget constraint? Illustrate with a graph of the level sets.

Paper For Above Instructions

This assignment will explore and solve various mathematical problems related to economics and mathematical modeling. The problems include analysis using calculus, specifically focusing on differentiation, maximization, and minimization techniques relevant to economic functions.

Problem 1: Differentiation

To find the differentials, we consider functions typically described in calculus. For any function f(x,y), the differential can be represented as:

df = (∂f/∂x)dx + (∂f/∂y)dy

Here, ∂f/∂x and ∂f/∂y are the partial derivatives with respect to x and y. Evaluating these differentials at specified points will provide insights into the changes in the function values as x and y vary.

Problem 2: Local Maxima and Minima

To find local maxima and minima of functions, we need to compute the first derivative and set it to zero:

f'(x) = 0

To determine whether the points found are indeed maximum or minimum, we compute the second derivative:

f''(x) > 0 indicates a local minimum, while f''(x) indicates a local maximum.

Problem 3: Multiproduct Firm Economics

Here we can express the profit function as:

Profit = Revenue - Cost

With the given prices and cost structure, we could derive the profit with respect to quantity produced and then compute its stationary points by solving:

∂Profit/∂x = 0 and ∂Profit/∂y = 0

From the stationary points, we will check second-order conditions to confirm whether they represent maxima.

Problem 4: Inputs Optimization

The production function, which outlines the relationship between labor and capital, is optimized by setting the marginal product of each input equal to their respective input prices, checking the equality of the ratios:

MPL/PL = MPK/Pk

Where MPL is the marginal product of labor, and PL is the price of labor, etc.

Problem 5: Output Maximization in Production

To maximize output across the production facilities, we must analyze cost functions and set profit to maximum according to:

Max profit = Price*Output - Cost

We need to assess equal constraints across different factories since products must meet market demand at specified price levels.

Problem 6: Constrained Optimization

In constrained optimization, we utilize techniques such as the method of Lagrange multipliers which help find maxima or minima of a function subject to equality constraints.

Minimize/Maximize f(x) Subject to g(x) = 0.

Problem 7: Cost Minimization

The goal is to find critical points of the cost function bounded by constraints, check combinations of production outputs from both plants, and see where total costs optimize.

Problem 8: Labor and Capital in Profit Maximization

Using the constraints provided, solving for labor and capital that efficiently uses resources to reach maximum profitability will give us insights into firm operations.

Problem 9: Utility Maximization

Utility functions typically analyze consumer behavior, aiming to find combinations of goods that give maximum satisfaction under a given budget.

Solving this yields the equilibrium quantities purchased by setting the marginal utility per dollar equal across all goods.

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