Multiple Choice
A firm has the production function f(X, Y) = X3/4 Y1/4, where X is the amount of factor x used and Y is the amount of factor y used.On a diagram we put X on the horizontal axis and Y on the vertical axis.We draw some isoquants.Now we draw a straight line on the graph and we notice that wherever this line meets an isoquant, the isoquant has a slope of -9.The straight line we drew
A) is horizontal.
B) is a ray through the origin with slope 3.
C) is vertical.
D) is a ray through the origin with slope 4.
E) has a negative slope.
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