Each computer costs $200 per week and each programmer costs $150 per week. Suppose your boss gives you a budget of $600 to spend on the project. (In other words, your boss wants the total cost of this project to equal $600.) On the previous graph, using the purple line (diamond symbols), plot the possible combinations of inputs you could afford-that is, plot your $600 isocost line. What should you tell your boss about completing the billing system in a week with a budget of $600? "I can't complete the project by next week if that's all the money I can spend on it." "That's very generous, but we don't need such a large budget to complete the project." "Sure, this won't be a problem." The least-cost input combination is and of each of the blue points (circle symbols) on the isoquant curve on the previous graph.) for a total cost of $ (Hint: Calculate the cost On the previous graph, use the green line (triangle symbols) to plot the isocost line showing the possible combinations of computers and programmers you could use for your cost-minimizing budget. For example, if you've found that the least expensive option for completing the automated billing system costs $1,000, then you should plot a $1,000 isocost line.

Each computer costs $200 per week and each programmer costs $150 per week. Suppose your boss gives you a budget of $600 to spend on the project. (In other words, your boss wants the total cost of this project to equal $600.) On the previous graph, using the purple line (diamond symbols), plot the possible combinations of inputs you could afford-that is, plot your $600 isocost line. What should you tell your boss about completing the billing system in a week with a budget of $600? "I can't complete the project by next week if that's all the money I can spend on it." "That's very generous, but we don't need such a large budget to complete the project." "Sure, this won't be a problem." The least-cost input combination is and of each of the blue points (circle symbols) on the isoquant curve on the previous graph.) for a total cost of $ (Hint: Calculate the cost On the previous graph, use the green line (triangle symbols) to plot the isocost line showing the possible combinations of computers and programmers you could use for your cost-minimizing budget. For example, if you've found that the least expensive option for completing the automated billing system costs $1,000, then you should plot a $1,000 isocost line.

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