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Making dresses is a labor-intensive process. Indeed, the production function of a dressmaking firm is well described by the equation Q = L − L2/(23*100), where Q denotes the number of dresses per week and L is the number of labor hours per week. The firm’s additional cost of hiring an extra hour of labor is about $5 per hour (wage plus fringe benefits). The firm faces the fixed selling price, P = $40. How much labor should the firm employ? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Frame de Art is an art framing shop in a small town. Frame de Art has one storefront ($500 per week) and can hire workers for $300 per week per worker. The table below shows how output of framed art (in hundreds per week) varies with the number of workers. Calculate the marginal cost of 100 to 500 framing jobs for Frame de Art (assume labor to be the only variable cost).
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Making dresses is a labor-intensive process. Indeed, the production function of a dressmaking firm is well described by the equation Q = L − L2∕800, where Q denotes the number of dresses per week and L is the number of labor hours per week. The firm’s additional cost of hiring an extra hour of labor is about $20 per hour (wage plus fringe benefits). The firm faces the fixed selling price, P = $40.
Over the next two years, labor costs are expected to be unchanged, but dress prices are expected to increase to $50. What effect will this have on the firm’s optimal output?
A- Increase
B- Decrease
C- No Effect
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