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2 marksMicroeconomics › Costs of production › Cost minimisation and long-run input choiceHardabout 3 min

GATE 2026 Question 59: Costs of production

Suppose that Ritwick owns two plants, Plant XXX and Plant YYY. Both plants produce the same industrial good. The marginal cost to produce at Plant XXX is 4+2QX4+2Q_X4+2QX​; where, QXQ_XQX​ is the quantity produced in Plant XXX, and the marginal cost to produce at Plant YYY is 40+QY40+Q_Y40+QY​; where, QYQ_YQY​ is the total quantity produced in Plant YYY. If Ritwick plans to produce 15 units of this good, the amount of the good produced in Plant YYY is ______ (in integer)

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Suppose that Ritwick owns two plants, Plant X and Plant Y. Both plants produce the same industrial good. The marginal cost to produce at Plant X is 4+2Q_X; where, Q_X is the quantity produced in Plant X, and the marginal cost to produce at Plant Y is 40+Q_Y; where, Q_Y is the total quantity produced in Plant Y. If Ritwick plans to produce 15 units of this good, the amount of the good produced in Plant Y is (in integer)

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What this question tests

This question is on Cost minimisation and long-run input choice, part of Costs of production in Microeconomics.

Choosing inputs to produce a given output at least cost, including across several plants.

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