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


Answer: A

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