A Competitive Firm Produces Its Output According to the Production

question 39

Multiple Choice

A competitive firm produces its output according to the production function y = min{x2, 100}.Let w be the price of the factor x, and let the price of output be $1.The demand for x, when the price of x is w, is

• A)10 when w < 1 and 100 otherwise.
• B)100 for all w.
• C)10 for all w.
• D)0 if w > 10 and 10 otherwise.
• E)None of the above.

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