Suppose a firm finds that the marginal product of capital is 60 and the marginal product of labor is 20. If the price of capital is $6 and the price of labor is $2.50, describe how the firm should adjust its mix of capital and labor? What will be the result?

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Suppose a firm finds that the marginal product of capital is 60 and
the marginal product of labor is 20. If the price of capital is $6 and
the price of labor is $2.50, describe how the firm should adjust its
mix of capital and labor? What will be the result?

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