51. A firm operating in competitive input and output markets purchases new technology, which shifts the total product schedule from A to B, as shown in the data below. At the market wage rate of $30 and product price of $5 this firm will: Schedule A Number of Total Product 30 40 48 54 59 63 Workers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schedule B Number of Workers 1 23456 Total Product 35 47 57 65 71 76 A. Hire the same number of laborers in both situations B. Increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 6 C. Decrease the number of laborers hired from 4 to 3 D. Increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 5
51. A firm operating in competitive input and output markets purchases new technology, which shifts the total product schedule from A to B, as shown in the data below. At the market wage rate of $30 and product price of $5 this firm will: Schedule A Number of Total Product 30 40 48 54 59 63 Workers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schedule B Number of Workers 1 23456 Total Product 35 47 57 65 71 76 A. Hire the same number of laborers in both situations B. Increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 6 C. Decrease the number of laborers hired from 4 to 3 D. Increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 5
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![51. A firm operating in competitive input and output markets purchases new
technology, which shifts the total product schedule from A to B, as shown in the data
below. At the market wage rate of $30 and product price of $5 this firm will:
Schedule A
Number of Total
Product
30
40
48
54
59
63
Workers
1
2
3
4
56
Schedule B
Number of
Workers
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Product
35
47
57
65
71
76
A. Hire the same number of laborers in both situations
B. Increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 6
C. Decrease the number of laborers hired from 4 to 3
D. Increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 5](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F19823816-49f0-4b51-84d8-cde506458b1a%2F08626d1b-94fe-4c39-83f3-295e0cce7379%2F3krf5o3ch_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:51. A firm operating in competitive input and output markets purchases new
technology, which shifts the total product schedule from A to B, as shown in the data
below. At the market wage rate of $30 and product price of $5 this firm will:
Schedule A
Number of Total
Product
30
40
48
54
59
63
Workers
1
2
3
4
56
Schedule B
Number of
Workers
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Product
35
47
57
65
71
76
A. Hire the same number of laborers in both situations
B. Increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 6
C. Decrease the number of laborers hired from 4 to 3
D. Increase the number of laborers hired from 4 to 5
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