Using ols estimate the firms short-run production function


You collect the following production data for your firm:

Q L

264 2

1319 6

515 3

74 1

1642 9

1049 5

1445 7

714 4

1208 11

1539 10

a. Which functional form (linear, quadratic, cubic) is most suitable to your data? Construct a scatter diagram but be sure to just do the dots, don't include the lines that connect them. Then, play around with the trendline feature and include what you consider to be the best trendline.

b. Using OLS, estimate the firm's short-run production function. Comment on the strength of the regression results.

c. Calculate the Q, AP, and MP for L = 8 workers.

d. At 8 workers, is SMC rising or falling, and how do you know?

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