Post Utme Unilag 2023 Economics Question 19

Practice objective / multiple choice question 19 from the 2023 Post Utme Unilag Economics examination.

Post Utme Unilag 2023 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 19 POST_UTME_UNILAG • 2023 • ECONOMICS • objective

A farmer produces two crops, maize and yam. The production functions for the two crops are given by Qm = 100 - 2Lm and Qy = 150 - 3Ly, where Qm and Qy are the quantities of maize and yam produced respectively, and Lm and Ly are the quantities of labor used for maize and yam respectively. If the farmer has 100 units of labor to allocate between the two crops, determine the optimal allocation of labor between maize and yam.

Answer Options

A. Lm = 50, Ly = 50
Correct Answer B. Lm = 75, Ly = 25
C. Lm = 25, Ly = 75
D. Lm = 100, Ly = 0
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Lm = 75, Ly = 25

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This is Post Utme Unilag 2023 Economics Question 19. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Post Utme Unilag Economics examination.

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