The output at a certain plant is Q = 0.08x 2 + 0.12xy + 0.03y 2 units

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The output at a certain plant is Q = 0.08x2 + 0.12xy + 0.03y2 units per day, where x is the number of hours of skilled labor used and y is the number of hours of unskilled labor used. Currently, 80 hours of skilled labor and 200 hours of unskilled labor are used each day. Use calculus to estimate the change in unskilled labor that should be made to offset a 1-hour increase in skilled labor so that output will be maintained at its current level.

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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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