- Suppose that a firm uses capital (K) and labor (L) to produce some product. The prices for capital and labor are r and w, respectively. Find this firm's cost function (that is, the minimum cost of producing q units of output) when the firm's production function F(K,L) is given by the following: (a) F(K,L) = K + 2L; (b) F(K,L) = min{3K,L).

- Suppose that a firm uses capital (K) and labor (L) to produce some product. The prices for capital and labor are r and w, respectively. Find this firm's cost function (that is, the minimum cost of producing q units of output) when the firm's production function F(K,L) is given by the following: (a) F(K,L) = K + 2L; (b) F(K,L) = min{3K,L).

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter11: Profit Maximization

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Problem 11.3P

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