The Technology of Production
* The Production Process
- Combining inputs or the factors of production to attain an output
* Categories of Inputs (or the factors of production)
- Materials
- Labor
- Capital
* Production Function:
- Indicates highest output which a firm can produce for every specified combination of inputs given the state of technology.
- Shows what is feasible technically when firm operates efficiently.
* The production functions for the two inputs:
Q = F(K,L)
Q = Output, K = Capital, L = Labor
* For the given technology