If Capital Is Measured on the Vertical Axis and Labor

question 18

Multiple Choice

If capital is measured on the vertical axis and labor is measured on the horizontal axis, the slope of an isoquant can be interpreted as the:

• A) rate at which the firm can replace capital with labor without changing the output rate.
• B) average rate at which the firm can replace capital with labor without changing the output rate.
• C) marginal product of labor.
• D) marginal product of capital.

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