Suppose a firm has a Cobb-Douglas weekly production function Q = F(L, K) = 25L0.5K0.5, where L is the number of workers and K is units of capital. The wage rate is $900 per week, and a unit of capital costs $400 per week. What is the least-cost input combination for producing 675 units of output?

A. L = 18; K = 40.5

B. L = 40.5; K = 18

C. L = 27; K = 60.75

D. L = 27; K = 27

A. L = 18; K = 40.5

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