y’ output units?
x2* = y
min{4x1,x2} y’
x1*
x1
= y/4
A Perfect Complements Example of Cost
Minimization The firm’s production function is
y min{4x1, x2}
and the conditional input demands are
For the production function
y f (x1, x2 ) x11/ 3x22 / 3
the cheapest input bundle yielding y output
units is
x*1(w1, w2, y), x*2(w1, w2, y)
w2 2w1
2/ 3
1/
3
y
12
2/ 3
w11/ 3 w
2/ 2
3y
21/ 3
w11/ 3 w
2/ 2
3y
3
w1w 4
2 2
1/ 3
y.
六、A Perfect Complements Example of Cost Minimization
The firm’s production function is
y min{4x1, x2}.
y,
2w1 w2
1/3 y
.
So the firm’s total cost function is
c(w1, w2, y) w1x*1(w1, w2, y) w2x*2(w1, w2, y)
So the firm’s total cost function is