Multiple Choice
When factors of production are not fixed (as in the long run) and labor immigrates, capital will:
A) remain fixed because capital is never mobile.
B) increase in the capital-intensive industry.
C) move to the higher productivity use in the labor-intensive industry until returns are again equalized.
D) become idled as owners of capital seek more profitable opportunities.
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