A profit-maximizing firm hires labor per week up to the point at which

A. the marginal revenue product of labor equals the wage.
B. the marginal revenue product of labor is equal to zero.
C. the marginal revenue product of labor is maximized.
D. the difference between the marginal revenue product and the wage is maximized.


A. the marginal revenue product of labor equals the wage.

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