Question: Production

1. Given the following chart and information fill in the missing values. Please write on a separate sheet. Note that r = $50 and w = $100.

   K	Labor	Total Product (Q)	Marginal Product of Labor	Average product of Labor	Average product of Capital	VMP L
   2	0	0
   2	1	25
   2	2	65
   2	3	120
   2	4	160
   2	5	185
   2	6	195
   2	7	200

2. Which input is variable? Fixed? How do you know?
3. How many of the variable input should the firm use to maximize profits? Please verify. Note that in order to do this you need to use costs.
4. What are the max profits the firm can earn if it sells the Q for $5.50 at market?
5. Please graph both the total and marginal product curves over the ranges of Q provided. Explain the shape of the curves and how the marginal curve is related to the total curve.

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