If W Equals the Price of Labor and R Equals $\times$

question 61

Multiple Choice

If W equals the price of labor and R equals the price of capital, then at the optimal input combination, the marginal rate of technical substitution equals

• A) W \(\times\) R
• B) W - R
• C) W + R
• D) W - 1
• E) -W/R

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