Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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![The first 3 columns of the following table show data for a representative firm in an industry. The last 3 columns show
the market demand and supply for the type of labour employed by this firm.
Quantity of
Labour
MPL $ Product Price Wage $Quantity of Labour Quantity of
Supplied
$1010000
$12 20000
Labour Demanded
85000
1
$10
$5.00
$5.00
$12
80000
75000
2
$10
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$1430000
4
$8
$16 40000
70000
$6
$18 50000
65000
16
$4
$5.00
$20 60000
60000
7
$2
$5.00
$22 70000
55000
$1
$5.00
$24 80000
50000
Refer to the information above to answer this question. What is the firm's_total wage bill if the firm maximizes its
profits?
Select one:
O a. $192
O b. $64
O c. $120
O d. $154
e. $30](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff9ff15a9-fc32-430e-8754-706636a762dd%2F0329cd10-17ee-4dbc-9038-f08c3d246d93%2Fwbsfl9g_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The first 3 columns of the following table show data for a representative firm in an industry. The last 3 columns show
the market demand and supply for the type of labour employed by this firm.
Quantity of
Labour
MPL $ Product Price Wage $Quantity of Labour Quantity of
Supplied
$1010000
$12 20000
Labour Demanded
85000
1
$10
$5.00
$5.00
$12
80000
75000
2
$10
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$1430000
4
$8
$16 40000
70000
$6
$18 50000
65000
16
$4
$5.00
$20 60000
60000
7
$2
$5.00
$22 70000
55000
$1
$5.00
$24 80000
50000
Refer to the information above to answer this question. What is the firm's_total wage bill if the firm maximizes its
profits?
Select one:
O a. $192
O b. $64
O c. $120
O d. $154
e. $30
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