Suppose the production function in an economy is Y = KU.LU.S, where K is the amount of capital and L is the amount of labor. The economy begins with 25 units of capital and 9 units of labor. Round answers to two places after the decimal when necessary. d. If a sudden immigration quadruples the size of the population, while the capital stock is unchanged, what is the new level of output? new output: units

Suppose the production function in an economy is Y = KU.LU.S, where K is the amount of capital and L is the amount of labor. The economy begins with 25 units of capital and 9 units of labor. Round answers to two places after the decimal when necessary. d. If a sudden immigration quadruples the size of the population, while the capital stock is unchanged, what is the new level of output? new output: units

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