The Easy-Gro agricultural company estimates that when 100x worker-hours of labor are employed on y acres of

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The Easy-Gro agricultural company estimates that when 100x worker-hours of labor are employed on y acres of land, the number of bushels of wheat produced is f(x, y) = Axayb, where A, a, and b are positive constants. Suppose the company decides to double the production factors x and y. Determine how this decision affects the production of wheat in each of these cases:

a. a + b > 1

b. a + b < 1

c. a + b = 1

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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