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qid 7661 · economics

Question: Given the schedule of productivity below for theFalbo Factory Number of men hired Total Physical Product (in tons per day) 1 15 2 25 3 33 4 38 5 42 and the information that wages are $50/day and output sells for $10 a ton, find how many men Mr.Falbowill hire in or-der to maximize profits.

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. 4

Our answer: D. 4 Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)

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OpenStax, Principles of Economics 3e, Section 14.1 The Theory of Labor Markets

https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-3e/pages/14-1-the-theory-of-labor-markets

“If a firm wants to maximize profits, it will never pay more (in terms of wages and benefits) for a worker than the value of their marginal productivity to the firm.”

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