Neco 2017 Economics Question 9

Practice objective / multiple choice question 9 from the 2017 Neco Economics examination.

Neco 2017 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 9 NECO • 2017 • ECONOMICS • objective

A firm's production function is \(Q = 10 L^{0.5} K^{0.5}\). The wage rate is \(w = 20\) Naira per unit of labour and the rental rate of capital is \(r = 30\) Naira per unit of capital. The firm has a total budget of \(1{,}200\) Naira for labour and capital. Determine the quantities of labour \(L\) and capital \(K\) that maximise output subject to the budget, and compute the maximum output. Give the maximum output to the nearest whole unit.

Answer Options

A. 250
B. 260
C. 240
Correct Answer D. 245
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
245

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This is Neco 2017 Economics Question 9. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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