If the marginal product per dollar spent on capital is less than the marginal product per dollar spent on labor, then in order to minimize costs the firm should use:

A. more labor and more capital.
B. less labor and less capital.
C. less labor and more capital.
D. less capital and more labor.


Answer: D

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