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Consider the “Cobb-Douglas” production function given by 𝑌=𝐴𝐾13𝐿23 where A is a positive constant. Suppose that the capital stock grows at 2% per year and the labour force grows at 1% per year. According to the production function, what will output growth be approximately?Group of answer choices1% per year2% per year3% per year4% per year

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Consider the “Cobb-Douglas” production function given by 𝑌=𝐴𝐾13𝐿23 where A is a positive constant. Suppose that the capital stock grows at 2% per year and the labour force grows at 1% per year. According to the production function, what will output growth be approximately?Group of answer choices1% per year2% per year3% per year4% per year

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The Cobb-Douglas production function is given by Y = AK^(1/3)L^(2/3).

Given that the capital stock (K) grows at 2% per year and the labour force (L) grows at 1% per year, we can calculate the output growth as follows:

The growth rate of output (Y) is approximately the sum of the growth rates of capital and labor, each weighted by its exponent in the production function.

So, the growth rate of Y is approximately (1/3)*2% + (2/3)*1% = 0.67% + 0.67% = 1.33% per year.

Therefore, the output growth will be approximately 1.33% per year. However, since the options are in whole numbers, we can round it up to the nearest whole number. So, the output growth will be approximately 2% per year.

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