The Hassman Company produces two joint outputs, X and Y. The isocost curve corresponding to a total


Question: The Hassman Company produces two joint outputs, X and Y. The isocost curve corresponding to a total of $500,000 is

QY = 1000 – 10QX – 5QX2

where QY is the quantity of product Y produced by the firm and QX is the quantity of X produced. The price of product X is 50 times that of product Y.

a. If the optimum output combination lies on this isocost curve, what is the optimal output of product X?

b. What is the optimal output of product Y?

c. Can you be sure that the optimum output combination lies on this isocost curve? Why or why not?

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