Use the following table, which shows a firm's production, output price, and various quantities of labor (workers) employed, to answer the next question.WorkersTotal Output per DayPrice of Good210$103151041910522106241072510How many workers will the profit-maximizing firm hire if the wage rate is $20 per day?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: D
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The following is not an example of adverse selection
a. you lock your garage when you have expensive workshop tools b. you are less careful when you buy a more expensive car c. Individuals tend to gamble more with their money when the future is certain d. you only go swimming when the lifeguard is on duty
When the price of an inferior good decreases,
a. both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase more of the good. b. both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase less of the good. c. the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good. d. the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good.
(Last Word) According to economist Donald Boudreaux, the world's tens of billions of individual resources get arranged productively:
A. because government has become highly effective at central planning. B. because private property encourages people to consider the alternative uses of their resources and select those that provide the most rewards. C. because people tend to be creative and orderly. D. through random trial and error.
Market failure occurs when
A. resources are misallocated, or allocated inefficiently. B. perfectly competitive firms produce where MR = MC. C. firms are only able to earn a normal profit. D. firms that are incurring losses leave a market.