A perfectly competitive firm is hiring variable resources m and n. It will minimize total costs when

A. MPm/Pm = MPn/Pn.
B. MRPm/MFCm = MRPn/MFCn.
C. Pm/MPm = Pn/MPn.
D. MRPm ? MFCn = MRPn ? MFCm.


Answer: A

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