A firm uses labor (L) and capital (K) to produce rocking chairs (Q) with the following production function Q=LK.  The wage (w) is $10 and the rate of capital (r) is $20. The target number of rocking chairs to produce is 800. It is the short run and the amount of K is fixed at 5. What the optimal values for L* and K* in the short run? Enter the number for the the optimal amount of L in the short run?  Enter the number for the the "optimal" amount of K in the short run?

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A firm uses labor (L) and capital (K) to produce rocking chairs (Q) with the following production function Q=LK.  The wage (w) is $10 and the rate of capital (r) is $20. The target number of rocking chairs to produce is 800.

It is the short run and the amount of K is fixed at 5. What the optimal values for L* and K* in the short run?

Enter the number for the the optimal amount of L in the short run? 

Enter the number for the the "optimal" amount of K in the short run?

 

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