Q. You are a manager for Herman Miller-a major manufacturer of office furniture. You recently hired an economist to work with engineering also operations experts to estimate the production function for a particular line of office chairs. The report from these experts indicates to the relevant production function is:
Q = 2K^(1/2)L^(1/2)
where K represents capital equipment also L is labor. Your company has already spent a total of $10,000 on the 4 units of capital equipment it owns. Due to present economic conditions the company does not have the flexibility required to acquire additional equipment. If workers at the firm are paid a competitive wage of $100 also chairs can be sold for $200 each Illustrate what is your profit-maximizing level of output also labor usage? Illustrate what is your maximum profit?