QUESTION 8Suppose the power plant should generate Qunits of electricity. There are 3 alternatives for electricity generation - (1) Hydropower, (2) Wind, and (3) Solar PV.Let 91, 92. and q3 denote the electricity generated by each method. The marginal costs of generating electriaity are MC 37 3291 (because hydropowerhas a low initial cost and high average cost because of limited quantity). MC2 - 88 + 212 (because the wind has a moderate initial cost and moderateaverage cost because of higher quantity). and MC3 - 148 • 153 (because solar PV has a high initial cost and low average cost because of unlimitedquantity). What is the maximum value of Q for which the power plant generated electricity only through Hydropower and nothing either from Wind or Solar PV?

Given MC1 = 37 +32q1 MC2 = 88 + 21q2 MC3 = 148 +15q3

Suppose the power plant should generate Qunits of electricity. There are 3 alternatives for electricity generation- (1) Hydropower, (2) Wind, and (3) Solar PV. Let q1, 92. and a3 denote the electricity generated by each method. The marginal costs of generating electricity are MC- 37 3291 (because hydropower has a low intial cost and high average cost because of limited quantity). MC2 - 88+ 21az (because the wind has a moderate initial cost and moderate average cost because of higher quantity). and MC3 - 148 • 1593 (because solar PV has a high initial cost and low average cost because of untimited quantity). What is the maximum value of Q for which the power plant generated electricity only through Hydropower and nothing either from Wind or Solar PV?

Suppose the power plant should generate Qunits of electricity. There are 3 alternatives for electricity generation- (1) Hydropower, (2) Wind, and (3) Solar PV. Let q1, 92. and a3 denote the electricity generated by each method. The marginal costs of generating electricity are MC- 37 3291 (because hydropower has a low intial cost and high average cost because of limited quantity). MC2 - 88+ 21az (because the wind has a moderate initial cost and moderate average cost because of higher quantity). and MC3 - 148 • 1593 (because solar PV has a high initial cost and low average cost because of untimited quantity). What is the maximum value of Q for which the power plant generated electricity only through Hydropower and nothing either from Wind or Solar PV?

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