The following are examples of economic goods except a. bottled water

b. air

c. household utensils

d. shelter

(30 total points) suppose a firm’s production function is given by q = l1/2*k1/2. the marginal product of labor and the marginal product of capital are given by: mpl = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2l k , and mpk = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2k l . a) (12 points) if the price of labor is w = 48, and the price of capital is r = 12, how much labor and capital should the firm hire in order to minimize the cost of production if the firm wants to produce output q = 18?

One country has a comparative advantage over another country in the production of a good if ithas a curved production possibilities curve and the other country has a linear production possibilities curve. has lower fixed costs than the other country. has a linear production possibilities curve and the other country has a curved production possibilities curve. is a lower opportunity cost producer of the good.

This year, druehl, inc., will produce 60 comma 000 hot water heaters at its plant in delaware, in order to meet expected global demand. to accomplish this, each laborer at the plant will work 200 hours per month. if the labor productivity at the plant is 0.25 hot water heaters per labor hour, how many laborers are employed at the plant? number of laborers employed by the plant = nothing laborers (round your answer to the nearest whole number).