Calculus and Its Applications (11th Edition)
Calculus and Its Applications (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321979391
Author: Marvin L. Bittinger, David J. Ellenbogen, Scott J. Surgent
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 14T

Business: maximizing production. Southwest Appliances has the following Cobb-Douglas production function for a certain product:

p ( x ,   y ) = 50 x 2 / 3 y 1 / 2 ,

Where x is labor and y is capital, both measured in dollars. Suppose Southwest can make a total investment in labor and capital of $600,000. How should it allocate the investment between labor and capital in order to maximize production?

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Ch. 6.1 - Forf(x,y)=x23xy,find(0,2),f(2,3),andf(10,5).Ch. 6.1 - 2. . Ch. 6.1 - 3. . Ch. 6.1 - 4. . Ch. 6.1 - Forf(x,y)=Inx+y3,findf(e,2),f(e2,4),andf(e3,5).Ch. 6.1 - 6. . Ch. 6.1 - Forf(x,y,z)=x2y2+z2,findf(1,2,3)andf(2,1,3).Ch. 6.1 - 8. . Ch. 6.1 - In Exercises 9-14, determine the domain of each...Ch. 6.1 - In Exercises 9-14, determine the domain of each...
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