Maria, a freelance graphic designer, previously earned $45,0…

Maria, a freelance graphic designer, previously earned $45,000 per year working for a marketing firm. After starting her own design business, she now incurs explicit costs of $120,000 per year for software, rent, and materials. What is Maria’s economic cost of running her own business?

A firm discovers that when it uses K units of capital and L…

A firm discovers that when it uses K units of capital and L units of labor it is able to produce q=K3/4L1/4 units of output.   The firm currently operates with KSR=5 units of capital and wants to produce qSR=100 units of output. How much labor does the firm need to hire and what is the total cost of producing the 100 units? (10 pts)