An Examination of the Production Isoquants in the Diagram Below

question 42

Multiple Choice

An examination of the production isoquants in the diagram below reveals that:

• A) capital and labor must be used in fixed proportions.
• B) capital and labor are perfectly substitutable.
• C) except at the corners of the isoquants the MRTS is constant.
• D) Both B and C are correct.
• E) none of the above

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