Principles of Economics 2e
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Chapter 14, Problem 23RQ
What is the marginal cost of labor?
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I Collado Lumber Company is producing tons of lumber per day. The following table is the costs of production. The managers currently have six machines. The price of output is $5 per unit. The wage of the worker is $55 per worker. From economic theory, we know that the value of the marginal product is price times the marginal product of labor. According to economic theory, a worker should be hired if the value of the marginal product is greater than the marginal cost of hiring a worker.
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Number of machines
Number of workers
Output
The marginal product of labor
VMP
Wage
Marginal cost of hiring an additional worker
6
0
0
xxx
xxx
$55.00
xxx
6
1
2
2
$10.00
$55.00
$55.00
6
2
14
12
$60.00
$55.00
$55.00
6
3
30
16
$80.00
$55.00
$55.00
6
4
42
12
$60.00
$55.00
$55.00
6
5
50
8
$40.00
$55.00
$55.00
6
6
56
6
$30.00
$55.00
$55.00
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Chapter 14 Solutions
Principles of Economics 2e
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