A manager has decided to allocate an operating budget between labor (L) and capital (K) in such a way that the marginal productivity of labor (MPL) =10 units of finely divisible output and the marginal productivity of capital (MPK) = 12 units. If the wage rate (w) is $16, and the rental rate (r) on capital is $18, which of the following statements is most generally correct?
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The least-cost mix of inputs at given prices and how it moves as output grows.
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