Krusty Krabs has two burger locations. The first location has marginal productivity of MPL₁ 400 - 2L1 = . The second location has marginal productivity of MPL₂= 200 - L₂ L2 . If there are 100 labors altogether, what is the allocation of labor to each of the two locations? L₁ = 100, L2 = 0 L₁ = 0, L2 = 100 L1 = 50, L2 = 50 L₁ = 100, L2 = 100 Does not matter, as long as all 100 labors are allocated.
Krusty Krabs has two burger locations. The first location has marginal productivity of MPL₁ 400 - 2L1 = . The second location has marginal productivity of MPL₂= 200 - L₂ L2 . If there are 100 labors altogether, what is the allocation of labor to each of the two locations? L₁ = 100, L2 = 0 L₁ = 0, L2 = 100 L1 = 50, L2 = 50 L₁ = 100, L2 = 100 Does not matter, as long as all 100 labors are allocated.
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![Krusty Krabs has two burger locations. The first location has marginal productivity of
MPL
400 - 2L1
=
. The second location has marginal productivity of
MPL₂= 200 L₂
. If there are 100 labors altogether, what is the allocation of labor to each of the two
locations?
L₁ = 100, L2 = 0
L₁ = 0, L2 = 100
L₁ = 50, L2 = 50
L1 = 100, L2
100, L2 = 100
Does not matter, as long as all 100 labors are allocated.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fdd3f5c0e-287b-4c90-92ef-419f15feb161%2F956edc5a-b361-4566-8751-eca47ae76087%2Fhgcwd49_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Krusty Krabs has two burger locations. The first location has marginal productivity of
MPL
400 - 2L1
=
. The second location has marginal productivity of
MPL₂= 200 L₂
. If there are 100 labors altogether, what is the allocation of labor to each of the two
locations?
L₁ = 100, L2 = 0
L₁ = 0, L2 = 100
L₁ = 50, L2 = 50
L1 = 100, L2
100, L2 = 100
Does not matter, as long as all 100 labors are allocated.
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