The following table shows the marginal products of capital (K) and labour (L) for various methods for Firm ABC to produce 1000 toys per day.
Production Method | MPK | MPL |
A | 50 | 4 |
B | 45 | 8 |
C | 40 | 12 |
D | 35 | 16 |
E | 30 | 20 |
F | 25 | 24 |
G | 20 | 28 |
TABLE 8-2
Refer to Table 8-2. Suppose capital costs $6 per unit and labour costs $4 per unit and the firm is employing production method A. How should this firm adjust its use of capital and labour to minimize costs?
◦ employ less capital and more labour
◦ employ more capital and more labour
◦ employ less capital and less labour
◦ employ more capital and less labour
◦ There is insufficient information to know.