A Measure of How Quickly the Marginal Rate of Technical

question 57

Multiple Choice

A measure of how quickly the marginal rate of technical substitution of labor for capital changes as we move along an isoquant is the:

• A)capital-labor ratio
• B)elasticity of substitution
• C)input substitution possibility frontier
• D)rate of technological progress

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Child Development

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Homemakers

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