Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 18, Problem 2QCMC
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Determining factor of labor demand curve in a profit maximizing firm.
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Firms will hire additional workers as long as the wage:
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c) is greater than the marginal product of labor.
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Suppose a firm finds itself in a situation where the marginal product of the last employee hired is 4 units per hour, and the marginal product of the last machinepurchased is 10 units per hour. If the wage is $20/hour and the hourly rental rate of a machine is $50, what should this firm do if it wants to be as productive aspossible?a. Lay off workers and use more machines.b. Hire workers and use less machines.c. Lay off workers and use less machines,d. Hire workers and use more machines.e. Nothing. This firm is already operating efficiently.
Labour is the beginning and end of production. Explain
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- In the short run, the owner of a firm should continue to hire additional units of labor until: a. the price of the product is equal to the wage rate divided by the marginal product of labor. b. the wage rate is equal to the price of the product multiplied by the marginal product of labor. c. the marginal product of labor is equal to the wage rate divided by the product price. d. Both a and c are correct. e. All of the above are correct.arrow_forwardA small specialty cookie company, whose only variable input is labor, finds that the average worker can produce 100 cookies per day, the cost of the average worker is $32 per day, and the price of a cookie is $1.00. Is the firm maximizing profit? The firm A. is not maximizing profit because the marginal revenue product of labor is greater than the wage. B. is not maximizing profit because the marginal revenue product of labor is less than the wage. C. is maximizing profit because the marginal product of labor is greater than the wage. D. is not maximizing profit because the price of the output is not equal to the wage. E. is not maximizing profit because the marginal product of labor is greater than the wage.arrow_forwarddemand curve for labor is determined bya. the opportunity oost of wO<kers' time. b. the value of the marginal product of labor.c. offsetting income and substi tution effects.d. the value of the marginal product of capital.arrow_forward
- Having a marginal product of labor that increases over low levels of employment is common in this situation. Why is that? a) The first workers a firm hires are just better workers than workers hired later on- they applied first and really want the job. B) often it has to do with specialization- workers are able to divide up tasks and be more productive. Is the answer a or b?arrow_forwardYou own a landscaping company. You currently have 3 employees and are considering hiring a fourth. Hiring a fourth employee will increase the number of lawns your company can mow from 18 to 20. What is the marginal product of labor of the fourth employee? A) $5 B) 20 lawns C) 2 lawns D) 5 lawnsarrow_forwardIf the marginal product of labor is 40 units and the marginal product of capital is 200 units, while the price of labor is $50 per worker and the price of capital is $300 per unit of capital, what would the producer do? Group of answer choices The producer would use more labor and less capital. The producer would use the same amount of both capital and labor as before. The producer would use more capital and less labor. The producer would use less of both capital and labor. The producer would use more of both capital and labor.arrow_forward
- 38) In the short run, the marginal product of labor might increase initially as more workers are hired because A) the first workers hired get to use the best equipment. B) specialization allows a worker to focus on one task, thereby increasing her proficiency at that task. C) the best workers are hired first and later hires are not as skillful. D) beyond some point, a firm has hired too many workers.arrow_forwardIf the price of capital decreases and the demand for labour decreases then Select one: OA. the scale effect is less than the substitution effect. OB. the scale effect and substitution effect offset each other. Oc. the scale effect is greater than the substitution effect. OD. capital and labour are gross complements.arrow_forwardGive typing answer with explanation and conclusionarrow_forward
- What is the Value of Marginal Product of adding the first worker? Group of answer choices: $1,500 $1,400 $1,200 $1,300arrow_forwardWhich of the following can reduce the marginal revenue product of labor? Select one: a. A reduction in the demand for firms– products. b. A reduction in workers– supply of labor to firms. c. A decrease in firms– demand for inputs that substitute for labor. d. An increase in the extra output firms gain from adding another unit of labor.arrow_forwardI'd like help on part b, d, and earrow_forward
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