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Suppose capital costs $10 per unit and labour costs $5 per unit. For a profit-maximising firm operating at its optimal factor mix, if the marginal product of capital is 50, then the marginal product of labour must be...
a.
25.
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50.
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100.
d.
20.
e.
10.
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