A profit maximizing monopolist will hire labor up to the point where

A) marginal revenue product equals the price of the product.
B) marginal revenue product is greater than the wage rate.
C) marginal revenue product equals than the wage rate.
D) marginal revenue product is less than the wage rate.


Answer: C

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