Suppose a firm can produce 70 units of a product, Zenia, by combining labor, land, capital, and entrepreneurial ability, as in the four alternative techniques shown in the table below. Assume further that the firm can hire labor at $3 per unit, land at $3 per unit, capital at $6 per unit, and entrepreneurship at $9 per unit. Techniques ABCDLabor41065Land5333Capital5244Entrepreneurship1111 Refer to the provided table. If the price of labor declines from $3 to $2 per unit, then what is the least costly way of producing Zenias?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: B
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