Suppose that a furniture manufacturer produces tables. The manufacturer's production function is Q(KL)=2K0.8 0.2 where K is the number of wood saws and L is the number of labor hours used to produce tables. The prevailing wage rate is $10 per hour and the rental rate associated with wood saws is $50. The manufacturer has a goal to produce 1,000 units. What Lagrangian equation can be used to solve the manufacturer's cost minimization problem? O a. c = 2K2 s.t. 1,000 = 50K + 10L b. = 10K + 50L s. t. 1,000 = 2K102 2K002 Oc = 50K + 10L s.t. 1.000 = Od. L = 2K102 s. t. 1,000 10K + 50L

Suppose that a furniture manufacturer produces tables. The manufacturer's production function is Q(KL)=2K0.8 0.2 where K is the number of wood saws and L is the number of labor hours used to produce tables. The prevailing wage rate is $10 per hour and the rental rate associated with wood saws is $50. The manufacturer has a goal to produce 1,000 units. What Lagrangian equation can be used to solve the manufacturer's cost minimization problem? O a. c = 2K2 s.t. 1,000 = 50K + 10L b. = 10K + 50L s. t. 1,000 = 2K102 2K002 Oc = 50K + 10L s.t. 1.000 = Od. L = 2K102 s. t. 1,000 10K + 50L

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