Answer:
The least important is the Option A "The price of a competitor's output". It has no influence in the decision of the manager about the inputs in the production process. The choice of inputs will depend on the technology, prices of the inputs and their marginal productivities.
Explanation:
The least important is the Option A "The price of a competitor's output". It has no influence in the decision of the manager about the inputs in the production process. The choice of inputs will depend on the technology, prices of the inputs and their marginal productivities.
Option B: The technology of the production process could affect the decision about the inputs employed because they are closely related.
Option C: The marginal productivity affect the decision about the inputs because it determines how the productivity can be maximized.
Option D: The prices of the inputs affect the decision because low price inputs (related with their marginal productivity) will be prefer to the high price inputs.