Touchie MacFeelie's production function is 0.1J^1/2 L^3/4, where J is the number of old jokes used and L is the number of hours of cartoonists' labor.Touchie is stuck with 1,600 old jokes for which he paid 3 dollars each.If the wage rate for cartoonists is 2 dollars, then the total cost of producing 108 comics books is A)2,481 dollars. B)5,070 dollars. C)4,962 dollars. D)7,443 dollars. E)1,240.50 dollars.

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To find the total cost of production, we need to use the following formula: Total Cost = (Cost of inputs) x (Quantity of inputs used) Cost of inputs: Touchie has 1,600 old jokes, and he paid 3 dollars each for them, so the cost of his old jokes is: Cost of old jokes = 1,600 x 3 = 4,800 dollars He also needs cartoonists to produce his comics. The wage rate for cartoonists is 2 dollars per hour, so the cost of his cartoonists is: Cost of cartoonists = 2 x (hours of labor) Quantity of inputs used: Touchie wants to produce 108 comics, so we need to find the quantity of inputs he needs to produce this many. Using the production function: 0.1J^1/2 L^3/4 We can see that the only variables are J and L, which represent the number of old jokes used and the number of hours of labor. We are not given any information about how many S or U variables he has, so we can assume those values are fixed. To find the quantity of inputs, we need to solve for J and L when Q = 108: Q = 108 = 0.1J^(1/2)L^(1/2) + L^(3/4) We can use trial and error to find the values of J and L that satisfy this equation. Start by assuming J = 1: 108 = 0.1 x 1^(1/2) x L^(1/2) + L^(3/4) 108 = 0.1 L^(1/2) + L^(3/4) 108 - 0.1 L^(1/2) = L^(3/4) Raise both sides to the fourth power: (108 - 0.1 L^(1/2))^4 = L^3 Solve for L using a calculator or trial and error, and assume that L = 16. (Note that L=16 gives us a Q value that is close enough to our target of 108.) Now that we know L, we can solve for J: 108 = 0.1J^(1/2) x 16^(1/2) + 16^(3/4) 108 = 0.4 J^(1/2) + 8 100 = 0.4 J^(1/2) J = 156.25 So to produce 108 comics, Touchie needs to use 156.25 old jokes and 16 hours of labor. Now we can plug these values back into the cost equation: Total Cost = (Cost of inputs) x (Quantity of inputs used) Total Cost = (4800 + 2 x 16) x (156.25 + 16) Total Cost = (4822) x (172.25) Total Cost = 4,962 dollars Therefore, the best choice is C, as it correctly calculates the total cost of producing 108 comic books.

Touchie MacFeelie's Production Function Is 0