For the production function Q = k0.8L0.7 and the budget 104 = 5K+ 3L find the NEW LEVEL in the optimal employment of capital (K) after wages change by a factor of 0.8 while maintaining the same level of output. Please enter your response as a positive number with 1 decimal and 5/4 rounding (e.g. 1.15 = 1.2, 1.14 = 1.1).
For the production function Q = k0.8L0.7 and the budget 104 = 5K+ 3L find the NEW LEVEL in the optimal employment of capital (K) after wages change by a factor of 0.8 while maintaining the same level of output. Please enter your response as a positive number with 1 decimal and 5/4 rounding (e.g. 1.15 = 1.2, 1.14 = 1.1).
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For the production function \( Q = K^{0.8}L^{0.7} \) and the budget \( 104 = 5K + 3L \), find the NEW LEVEL in the optimal employment of capital (\( K \)) after wages change by a factor of 0.8 **while maintaining the same level of output**.
Please enter your response as a positive number with 1 decimal and 5/4 rounding (e.g., 1.15 = 1.2, 1.14 = 1.1).
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For the production function \( Q = K^{0.8}L^{0.7} \) and the budget \( 104 = 5K + 3L \), find the NEW LEVEL in the optimal employment of capital (\( K \)) after wages change by a factor of 0.8 **while maintaining the same level of output**.
Please enter your response as a positive number with 1 decimal and 5/4 rounding (e.g., 1.15 = 1.2, 1.14 = 1.1).
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