2. Profit maximization A profit-maximizing firm will use more of a factor of production when: The marginal physical product of the additional factor unit is greater than the marginal revenue product (MRP) of the additional factor unit. The extra cost of using an additional factor unit is less than the marginal physical product of the additional factor unit. The extra cost of using an additional factor unit is less than the marginal revenue product of the additional factor unit. The marginal physical product of the additional factor unit is less than the marginal revenue product of the additional factor unit. Apply your answer as an argument to the labor market-when the wage rate is above the MRP, the firm should hire Therefore, what is the relationship between a perfectly competitive firm's MRP curve for an input and that firm's demand curve for that input? The firm's demand curve for an input is the downward-sloping portion of the MRP curve. They are identical except for the units (and scale) of their vertical axes. workers. They are unrelated.

2. Profit maximization A profit-maximizing firm will use more of a factor of production when: The marginal physical product of the additional factor unit is greater than the marginal revenue product (MRP) of the additional factor unit. The extra cost of using an additional factor unit is less than the marginal physical product of the additional factor unit. The extra cost of using an additional factor unit is less than the marginal revenue product of the additional factor unit. The marginal physical product of the additional factor unit is less than the marginal revenue product of the additional factor unit. Apply your answer as an argument to the labor market-when the wage rate is above the MRP, the firm should hire Therefore, what is the relationship between a perfectly competitive firm's MRP curve for an input and that firm's demand curve for that input? The firm's demand curve for an input is the downward-sloping portion of the MRP curve. They are identical except for the units (and scale) of their vertical axes. workers. They are unrelated.

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