Question 4 Given the isocosts and isoquants of various quantities of labor and capital in the ficure below, which of the ff. is correct? Capital TC4 TC3 TC2 MP /P = M TC K* ISO3 IsO: ISO1 Labour L* O Quantity that can be produced at ISO3 is less than the quantity that can be produced at IS02 is O Ris the combination of L& K that minimizes cost At least 2 of the choices O None of the Choices TC3>TC1

Question 4 Given the isocosts and isoquants of various quantities of labor and capital in the ficure below, which of the ff. is correct? Capital TC4 TC3 TC2 MP /P = M TC K* ISO3 IsO: ISO1 Labour L* O Quantity that can be produced at ISO3 is less than the quantity that can be produced at IS02 is O Ris the combination of L& K that minimizes cost At least 2 of the choices O None of the Choices TC3>TC1

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