If a firm faces perfectly competitive product and factor markets and the marginal product of labor and capital are 4 and 9, respectively, while the wage rate is $2 and the rental rate on capital is $4, the firm should

A. decrease all inputs proportionately.
B. use relatively less capital.
C. use relatively more capital.
D. increase all inputs proportionately.


Answer: C

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