A. Consider a firm who sells output at p=10 and has a short run production function Q(L)=20L-L². Its wage rate is w=40. 1. Suppose the firm sells in a perfectly competitive market and is a price taker in the input market, how much labor will it hire to maximize profits? 2. How much wage will it pay? 3. Show the graph of the profit-maximizing level of L and w solved in 1&2.

A. Consider a firm who sells output at p=10 and has a short run production function Q(L)=20L-L². Its wage rate is w=40. 1. Suppose the firm sells in a perfectly competitive market and is a price taker in the input market, how much labor will it hire to maximize profits? 2. How much wage will it pay? 3. Show the graph of the profit-maximizing level of L and w solved in 1&2.

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