Suppose that firms face the following production function: Q = L+7* +K+/*. Suppose also that price of labor (L)=w=8 and price of capital (K)=r=1. If the firm wants to produce 6 units of output, what is the optimum amount of labor, capital and associated cost respectively?
Suppose that firms face the following production function: Q = L+7* +K+/*. Suppose also that price of labor (L)=w=8 and price of capital (K)=r=1. If the firm wants to produce 6 units of output, what is the optimum amount of labor, capital and associated cost respectively?
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![Suppose that firms face the following production function: Q = L/4 + K/4 Suppose also that price of
labor (L)=w=8 and price of capital (K)=r=1. If the firm wants to produce 6 units of output, what is the
optimum amount of labor, capital and associated cost respectively?
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that firms face the following production function: Q = L/4 + K/4 Suppose also that price of
labor (L)=w=8 and price of capital (K)=r=1. If the firm wants to produce 6 units of output, what is the
optimum amount of labor, capital and associated cost respectively?
O 1, 625, 633
256, 16, 2064
16, 256, 384
81, 81, 729
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