Fill in the missing parts in the following tables to illustrate the behavior of production and costs in the short-run; then determine the optimal level of production according to the number of inputs you are intending to use. Output Units Land Square Meters Capital Egyptian Pounds Labor Units 0 20 40000 0 1000 20 40000 5 1600 20 40000 8 2100 20 40000 11 2500 20 40000 14 2600 20 40000 17 Output FC VC TC MCL MPL AVC AFC ATC 0 1000 1600 2100 2500 2600 -Hint Consider land and capital as fixed factors, while labor units as variable factors. The cost of land is L.E20 per square meter. The interest rate on capital is 10%. The average wages per unit of labor is L.E1500

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Fill in the missing parts in the following tables to illustrate the behavior of production and costs in the short-run; then determine the optimal level of production according to the number of inputs you are intending to use.

 

Output

Units

Land

Square Meters

Capital

Egyptian Pounds

Labor

Units

 0

20

40000

0

1000

20

40000

5

1600

20

40000

8

2100

20

40000

11

2500

20

40000

14

2600

20

40000

17

 

 

Output

FC

VC

TC

MCL

MPL

AVC

AFC

ATC

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    -Hint
  • Consider land and capital as fixed factors, while labor units as variable factors.
  • The cost of land is L.E20 per square meter.
  • The interest rate on capital is 10%.
  • The average wages per unit of labor is L.E1500.
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