When We Solve the Firm's Dual Production Problem (I

question 174

Multiple Choice

When we solve the firm's dual production problem (i.e., maximize output subject to a cost constraint) by the method of Lagrange multipliers, the optimal value of the Lagrange multiplier equals the:

• A) marginal product per unit cost of each variable input.
• B) marginal product of capital.
• C) marginal product of labor.
• D) marginal cost of production.

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