Determine whether each statement below is TRUE or FALSE and explain your reasoning
1. If the value of the marginal product of labor exceeds the wage rate, then a competitive, profit-maximizing firm would want to hire less labor.
2. A competitive, cost-minimizing firm has the production function f (x,y)= x+ 2y and uses positive amounts of both inputs. If the price of x doubles and the price of y triples, then the cost of production will more than double.