Consider the following production function: q = 9LK + 6L2 - Assuming capital is measured on the vertical axis and labor is measured on the horizontal axis, determine the value of the marginal rate of technical substitution when K= 30 and L= 10. MRTS = O (Enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two decimal places.)

Consider the following production function: q = 9LK + 6L2 - Assuming capital is measured on the vertical axis and labor is measured on the horizontal axis, determine the value of the marginal rate of technical substitution when K= 30 and L= 10. MRTS = O (Enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two decimal places.)

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