Provide an Appropriate Response

question 69

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-Use Lagrange multipliers to minimize subject to x - y = 10.

• A) f(5, -5) = 75
• B) f(5, 5) = 25
• C) f(1, 2) = 3
• D) f(2, -1) = 7

Recognize the role of property rights in resource allocation and their importance in environmental conservation.

Understand the limitations of cost-benefit analysis in determining the provision of public goods.

Recognize the incentive mechanism provided by the patent system for the creation of new knowledge.

Understand the significance of established property rights for efficient market operations.

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