Suppose a production function is given by f(k, l) = kl2 ; the price of capital is $10 and the price of labor is $15. what combination of labor and capital minimizes the cost of producing any output? to produce a given level of output q, how many units of l and k are needed? express the optimal inputs choices l(q) and k(q) as functions of the level of output q.

David consumes two things: gasoline (g) and bread (b). david's utility function is u(g, b) = 10g^0.25 b^0.75. use the lagrange technique to solve for david's optimal choices of gasoline and bread as a function of the price of gasoline, p_g, the price of bread, p_b, and his income m. with recent decrease in the price of gasoline (maybe due to external shock such as shale gas production) does david increase his consumption of gasoline? for david, how does partial differential g/partial differential p_g depend on his income m? that is, how does david's change in gasoline consumption due to an increase in the price of gasoline depend on his income level? to answer these questions, find the cross-partial derivative, |partial differential^2 g/partial differential m partial differential p_g.