A firm will continue hiring labor as long as the MRP of labor ________ the market wage rate.
A. is equal to
B. determines
C. is less than
D. is greater than or equal to
Answer: D
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With a natural monopoly,
A) no regulation is necessary because it is a natural monopoly. B) regulation takes the form of forcing competition from new firms. C) regulation takes the form of forcing the company out of business. D) regulation can take the form of average cost pricing to allow coverage of costs. E) regulation takes the form of breaking the company into several competing firms.
Frictional unemployment includes
A) unemployment caused by normal labor turnover associated with people leaving and entering the labor force. B) unemployment caused by industries moving overseas to better meet foreign competition. C) unemployment caused by a lack of education so that workers do not possess necessary job skills. D) unemployment caused by automation of the work place that displaces unskilled workers.
Sweet Husks is a perfectly competitive corn farm. Currently, the expected price of an ear of corn is $0.40 and, at its current production level, Sweet Husks has a marginal cost of $.30 per ear. The expected profit from producing an additional ear of corn is ________.
A) $0.10 B) $0.70 C) $0.20 D) $0.40
The graph shown demonstrates a tax on sellers. What is the amount of tax revenue being generated from the tax?
A. $150
B. $80
C. $310
D. $135