A Firm Has the Production Function F(X, Y) =

A firm has the production function f(X, Y) = , 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 a ray through the origin with slope 3.
B) is a ray through the origin with slope 4.
C) is vertical.
D) is horizontal.
E) has a negative slope.

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