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6 Theory of the Firm

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\(f = \left \{(y_0, y_1) \mid y_1 \leq \sqrt {-y_0}, \; y_0 \leq 0 \right \}\)

  1. (i)

    f is closed: defined by ≤ 0

  2. (ii)

    f convex: since is concave

  3. (iii)

    y 0 < 0, y 1 > 0

  4. (iv)

    y 0 = 0 ⇒ y 1 = 0

  5. (v)

    max production is \(\sqrt {w_0}\)

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Hens, T., Rieger, M.O. (2019). 6 Theory of the Firm. In: Solutions to Financial Economics. Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-59889-4_14

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