The marginal rate of technical substitution is
A. the rate at which the firm can substitute labor for capital while holding total cost constant.
B. the rate at which the firm can substitute labor for capital while holding output constant.
C. the market rate of exchange between labor and capital.
D. both a and b
E. both a and c
Answer: B
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