Determine the payback period for an investment. Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the net present value method. Evaluate the acceptability of an investment project using the internal rate of return method. Compute the simple rate of return for an investment.

Suppose the production function in an economy is y = k0.5l0.5, where k is the amount of capital and l is the amount of labor. the economy begins with 64 units of capital and 16 units of labor. use a calculator and equations in the chapter to find a numerical answer to each of the following questions. what are the wage and the rental price of capital? the wage is equal to unit(s) of output and the rental price of capital is equal to unit(s) of output.