Exam 21:Cost Minimization-Part B

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Suppose that in the short run,the firm in Problem 3 which has production function F(L,M)=4L1/2M1/2 must use 4 machines.If the cost of labor is $10 per unit and the cost of machines is $6 per unit,the short-run total cost of producing 64 units of output is

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Suppose that Nadine in Problem 1 has a production function 3x1 + x2.If the factor prices are $3 for factor 1 and $3 for factor 2,how much will it cost her to produce 80 units of output?

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Suppose that in the short run,the firm in Problem 3 which has production function F(L,M)=4L1/2M1/2 must use 9 machines.If the cost of labor is $5 per unit and the cost of machines is $6 per unit,the short-run total cost of producing 84 units of output is

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In Problem 2,suppose that a new alloy is invented which uses copper and zinc in fixed proportions where 1 unit of output requires 3 units of copper and 3 units of zinc for each unit of alloy produced.If no other inputs are needed,the price of copper is $4,and the price of zinc is $5,what is the average cost per unit when 4,000 units of the alloy are produced?

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Suppose that Nadine in Problem 1 has a production function 4x1 + x2.If the factor prices are $4 for factor 1 and $2 for factor 2,how much will it cost her to produce 70 units of output?

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In Problem 2,suppose that a new alloy is invented which uses copper and zinc in fixed proportions where 1 unit of output requires 4 units of copper and 4 units of zinc for each unit of alloy produced.If no other inputs are needed,the price of copper is $5,and the price of zinc is $2,what is the average cost per unit when 2,000 units of the alloy are produced?

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In Problem 3,the production function is f(L,M)= 4L1/2 M1/2,where L is the number of units of labor and M is the number of machines used.If the cost of labor is $49 per unit and the cost of machines is $25 per unit,then the total cost of producing 7 units of output will be

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Suppose that Nadine in Problem 1 has a production function 3x1 +x2.If the factor prices are $12 for factor 1 and $3 for factor 2,how much will it cost her to produce 20 units of output?

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In Problem 12,Al's production function for deer is f(x1,x2)=(2x1 +x2)1/2,where x1 is the amount of plastic and x2 is the amount of wood used.If the cost of plastic is $4 per unit and the cost of wood is $3 per unit,then the cost of producing 5 deer is

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In Problem 3,the production function is f(L,M)= 4L1/2 M1/2,where L is the number of units of labor and M is the number of machines used.If the cost of labor is $9 per unit and the cost of machines is $81 per unit,then the total cost of producing 10 units of output will be

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In Problem 12,Al's production function for deer is f(x1,x2)=(2x1 + x2)1/2,where x1 is the amount of plastic and x2 is the amount of wood used.If the cost of plastic is $8 per unit and the cost of wood is $1 per unit,then the cost of producing 7 deer is

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In Problem 2,suppose that a new alloy is invented which uses copper and zinc in fixed proportions where 1 unit of output requires 3 units of copper and 3 units of zinc for each unit of alloy produced.If no other inputs are needed,the price of copper is $3,and the price of zinc is $3,what is the average cost per unit when 4,000 units of the alloy are produced?

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In Problem 2,suppose that a new alloy is invented which uses copper and zinc in fixed proportions where 1 unit of output requires 3 units of copper and 4 units of zinc for each unit of alloy produced.If no other inputs are needed,the price of copper is $2,and the price of zinc is $3,what is the average cost per unit when 3,000 units of the alloy are produced?

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Suppose that Nadine in Problem 1 has a production function 4x1 + x2.If the factor prices are $12 for factor 1 and $2 for factor 2,how much will it cost her to produce 50 units of output?

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In Problem 12,Al's production function for deer is f(x1,x2)=(2x1 + x2)1/2,where x1 is the amount of plastic and x2 is the amount of wood used.If the cost of plastic is $4 per unit and the cost of wood is $4 per unit,then the cost of producing 8 deer is

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In Problem 3,the production function is f(L,M)=4L1/2 M1/2,where L is the number of units of labor and M is the number of machines used.If the cost of labor is $49 per unit and the cost of machines is $36 per unit,then the total cost of producing 4 units of output will be

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In Problem 2,suppose that a new alloy is invented which uses copper and zinc in fixed proportions where 1 unit of output requires 5 units of copper and 3 units of zinc for each unit of alloy produced.If no other inputs are needed,the price of copper is $4,and the price of zinc is $2,what is the average cost per unit when 3,000 units of the alloy are produced?

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Suppose that Nadine in Problem 1 has a production function 5x1 + x2.If the factor prices are $10 for factor 1 and $3 for factor 2,how much will it cost her to produce 70 units of output?

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Suppose that in the short run,the firm in Problem 3 which has production function F(L,M)=4L1/2M1/2 must use 9 machines.If the cost of labor is $7 per unit and the cost of machines is $9 per unit,the short-run total cost of producing 96 units of output is

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Suppose that in the short run,the firm in Problem 3 which has production function F(L,M)=4L1/2M1/2 must use 9 machines.If the cost of labor is $10 per unit and the cost of machines is $4 per unit,the short-run total cost of producing 60 units of output is

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