Which of the following statements correctly identifies a difference between labor and capital?

A) Capital can be rented or owned by a firm, but labor cannot be owned.
B) Labor can be rented or owned by a firm, but capital cannot be owned.
C) Labor is hired until a point where the marginal product of labor equals the price of labor, whereas capital is hired until a point where the average product of capital equals the price of capital.
D) Labor is hired until a point where the average product of labor equals the price of labor, whereas capital is hired until a point where the marginal product of capital equals the price of capital.


A

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