Answer:
The isoquants will be straight parallel lines.
Explanation:
In the given secanrio copper or bronze may be used to produce jewellery. The utility derived from use of either one is the same. They are perfectly interchangeable. Therefore copper and bronze are perfect substitutes.
The isoquant curve shows all combinations of input that can be used to produce units of output.
For goods that have perfect substitution the isoquants are straight lines that are parallel to each other. The marginal rate of technical substitution is 1, and isoquant have slope angle of 45° with each axis.
Find attached an illustration of this. So copper is a perfect substitute for bronze.
Answer
The answer and procedures of the exercise are attached in a microsoft excel document.
Explanation
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Answer:
110 labor and 1100 energy
Cost of 2,200 dollars
Explanation:
Q = L x E
Cost = 10 L + E
We use Excel solver tool to get this
A B C
1 Labor Energy
2 Quantity 110 1100
3 Cost 10 1
4 output 121,000 (B2 * C2)
5 cost 2,200 (B2*B3 + C2*C3)
we want to minimize B5 (cost)
changing the quantities (b2:c2)
with the constrain that output b4= 121,000