Which of the following is not one of the strengths of the Cobb-Douglas production function?

a. Both marginal product and returns to scale can be estimated from it.

b. It can be converted into a linear function for ease of calculation.

c. It shows a production function passing through increasing returns to constant returns and then to decreasing returns.

d. The sum of the exponents indicates whether returns to scale are increasing, constant or decreasing.

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Jimena Higgins

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15 September, 01:31

Which of the following is not one of the strengths of the Cobb-Douglas production function?

a. Both marginal product and returns to scale can be estimated from it.

b. It can be converted into a linear function for ease of calculation.

c. It shows a production function passing through increasing returns to constant returns and then to decreasing returns.

d. The sum of the exponents indicates whether returns to scale are increasing, constant or decreasing.

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Damien · Answer 1

Option D is correct one.

In Cobb-Douglas production, the return to scale depends on the sum of the exponents.

Explanation:

It shows a production function passing through increasing returns to constant returns and then to decreasing returns.