Miguel and Jake run a paper company. Each week they need to produce 1,000reams of paper to ship to their customers. The paper plant's long-runproduction function is: q= 4K^L+ where q is the number of reams produced,K is the quantity of capital rented, and L is the quantity of labor hired.KFor this production, MP, =|Land MP, = 34KKThe weekly cost function for the paper plant is C=10K+2L where C is thetotal weekly costHow much capital and labor will Miguel and Jake need to rent and hire inorder to produce 1,000 reams of paper each week, and how much willhiring these inputs cost them?

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Miguel and Jake run a paper company. Each week they need to produce 1,000 reams of paper to ship to their customers. The paper plant's long-run production function is: q= 4K%L% where q is the number of reams produced, K is the quantity of capital rented, and L is the quantity of labor hired. K and MPg = 3 L For this production, MP, %3| K The weekly cost function for the paper plant is C= 10K +2L where C is the total weekly cost How much capital and labor will Miguel and Jake need to rent and hire in order to produce 1,000 reams of paper each week, and how much will hiring these inputs cost them?

Miguel and Jake run a paper company. Each week they need to produce 1,000 reams of paper to ship to their customers. The paper plant's long-run production function is: q= 4K%L% where q is the number of reams produced, K is the quantity of capital rented, and L is the quantity of labor hired. K and MPg = 3 L For this production, MP, %3| K The weekly cost function for the paper plant is C= 10K +2L where C is the total weekly cost How much capital and labor will Miguel and Jake need to rent and hire in order to produce 1,000 reams of paper each week, and how much will hiring these inputs cost them?

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