The greater the degree of substitutability between capital and labor, the greater will be the downward shift in the cost curve when wage falls.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Rationale: The more substitutable labor and capital are, the more the firm can respond to the decrease in wages by shifting away from capital and into labor.
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