A construction site uses two types of workers - skilled s


A construction site uses two types of workers - skilled (S) and unskilled (U).  They produce feet of new pavement (Q) per day according to the production function

Q = 100S -5S2 + 50U - 5U2

Skilled workers are paid $200 per day, while unskilled workers are paid $100 per day.  The company paid $40,000 for equipment for the skilled workers.  The company has a daily budget of $2,000 to hire skilled and unskilled workers.

a. How many skilled and unskilled workers should be hired in order to produce the most pavement?

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b. What is the profit-maximizing Q?

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