Exam 19: Cost Minimization-Part B

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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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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 $100 per unit and the cost of machines is $16 per unit, then the total cost of producing 7 units of output will be

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Suppose that Nadine 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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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 $3 per unit, then the cost of producing 5 deer is

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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 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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