1. How does a consumer’s optimal choice of goods change if all prices and the consumer’s income double? (Hint: focus on the budget constraint) 2. Output is produced according to a production process given by: Q = 4LK, where L is the quantity of labor input and K is the quantity of capital input. If the price of K is $10 and the price of L is $5, then what is the cost-minimizing combination of K and L capable of producing 32 units of output?

1. How does a consumer’s optimal choice of goods change if all prices and the consumer’s income double? (Hint: focus on the budget constraint) 2. Output is produced according to a production process given by: Q = 4LK, where L is the quantity of labor input and K is the quantity of capital input. If the price of K is $10 and the price of L is $5, then what is the cost-minimizing combination of K and L capable of producing 32 units of output?

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Author:Roger A. Arnold

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Chapter19: Elasticity

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