A firm has a production function of Q = KL + L, where MPL = K + 1 and MPK = L. The wage rate (W) is $100 per worker and the rental (R) is $100 per unit of capital. The firm is producing 100 units of output. In the long run, what is the firm's Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution?

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A firm has a production function of Q = KL + L, where MPL = K + 1 and MPK = L. The wage rate (W) is $100 per worker and the rental (R) is $100 per unit of capital. The firm is producing 100 units of output. In the long run, what is the firm's Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution?

 
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