If the marginal physical product (MPP) of labor is 60 and the price of labor per period is $20, the MPP of machinery is 75 and the price of the machinery per period is $25, in order to achieve optimal input proportions the firm should use
a. more labor and less machinery.
b. more machinery and less labor.
c. more labor with the same amount of machinery.
d. the current combination.
D
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Refer to Figure 19-10. Under the Bretton Woods System of exchange rates, if the par exchange rate was $4 per pound in the figure above, then which of the following is true?
A) The Bank of England would have to buy 0.7 million pounds per day with dollars. B) The par exchange rate is below the equilibrium rate, causing a shortage of domestic currency. C) There is a shortage of pounds equal to 0.7 million. D) The Bank of England would have to sell 0.7 million pounds per day in exchange for dollars.
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