Practice: Profit Maximization
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Reynolds Manufacturing is determining its long-run mix of factors or production: labour and capital. Its last piece of capital is added to its production contributed 20 units of additional output while its last employee it added contributed 8 units of additional output.
The price of capital and labour are $5 and $1.5, respectively. How should Reynolds adjust its factors of production?