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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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Answer:

Option D is correct one.

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

Step-by-step explanation:

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

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