Ratio between the price of labor and the price of capital

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1. If the ratio between the price of labor and the price of capital (w/r) is smaller than the ration between the marginal product of labor and the marginal product of capital, the firm should hire more capital.

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2. Normally the ratio between the price of a variable input and the marginal product of that input is equal to marginal cost.

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3. When labor is a variable input the product of wage and marginal product of labor is equal to the profit-maximizing price.

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4. If the price falls below the average total cost the firm may not shut down in the short run.

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