Marginal rate of technical substitution of labor for capital

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Suppose we are given the firm’s marginal rate of technical substitution of labor for capital at the combination of labor and capital firm currently uses. Can we determine the Firm’s marginal product of labor and the margianl product at that combination? why or why not

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