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Optimizing Input Mix
A factory manager is deciding on the optimal mix of two inputs, labor and capital, to produce a specific quantity of goods. The factory is currently operating at a point where the rate at which they can technically substitute one unit of labor for capital, while keeping output constant, is 2 units of capital per unit of labor. However, the market price of one unit of labor is equivalent to the price of 3 units of capital. Critically evaluate the manager's current production mix. Is it cost-minimizing? Justify your answer and recommend a specific adjustment to the input mix, explaining the economic reasoning behind your recommendation.
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