4. Pot & Gold Inc. makes and sells Christmas ornaments in a perfectly competitive market. Its production function is given by f(x, z)=√√x+2, where x denotes the amount of plastic and z denotes the amount of wood. The price of plastic is w₁ and the price of wood is w₂. Let y denote the amount of Christmas ornaments produced and p denote the price of Christmas ornaments (p>0).

4. Pot & Gold Inc. makes and sells Christmas ornaments in a perfectly competitive market. Its production function is given by f(x, z)=√√x+2, where x denotes the amount of plastic and z denotes the amount of wood. The price of plastic is w₁ and the price of wood is w₂. Let y denote the amount of Christmas ornaments produced and p denote the price of Christmas ornaments (p>0).

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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