If a worker can produce 20 units of output which can be sold for $4 per unit, what is the maximum wage that firm should pay to hire this worker?

A) It depends on what the going wage rate is in the labor market.
B) $80 minus the firm's profit markup
C) $80
D) There is insufficient information to answer the question.


C

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