Does The marginal rate of technical substitution determine the rate at which a producer can substitute between two inputs in order to increase one additional unit of output?
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The marginal rate of technical substitution is: The rate at which a producer is able to exchange, without affecting the quantity of output produced, a little bit of one input for a little bit of another input. The rate at which a producer is able to exchange, without affecting the total cost of inputs, a little bit of one input for a little bit of another input. The rate at which a producer is able to exchange, without affecting the total inputs used, a little bit of one input for a little bit of another input. A measure of the ease or difficulty with which a producer can substitute one technique of production for another.
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A firm can produce a given level of output by two possible combinations of its factors of production capital and labour: 8 workers and 3 machines, or 5 workers and 5 machines. What is the marginal rate of technical substitution? (in absolute value) 5/8 3/2 2/3 8/5
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