The steeper an isoquant is,

A) the greater is the marginal productivity of labor relative to that of capital.
B) the greater is the substitutability between capital and labor.
C) the greater is the need to keep capital and labor in fixed proportions.
D) the greater is the level of output.


A

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Efficiency in the choice of outputs requires that marginal cost be equal to marginal revenue and nothing else.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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After 1970, the share of federal spending allocated to national defense:

A. declined sharply, while the share allocated to income security increased substantially. B. rose sharply, while the share allocated to income security declined substantially. C. was relatively constant, while the share allocated to income security declined modestly. D. declined modestly, while the share allocated to income security was relatively constant.

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