Neco 2024 Economics Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2024 Neco Economics examination.

Neco 2024 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 39 NECO • 2024 • ECONOMICS • objective

A firm produces output according to the Cobb‑Douglas function \(Q = L^{0.5}K^{0.5}\). The wage rate is \(w = \text{\u20A6}200\) per unit of labour and the rental rate of capital is \(r = \text{\u20A6}500\) per unit of capital. To produce \(Q = 400\) units at minimum cost, what quantities of labour \(L\) and capital \(K\) should be employed and what is the minimum cost?

Answer Options

A. 260000
Correct Answer B. 252982
C. 254500
D. 251000
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
252982

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This is Neco 2024 Economics Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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