Reference: Ref 17-2 (Table: Sunshine Flower Vase Co.) Refer to the table. If the market wage for each worker is $100 per day, how many workers will the company hire?

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The company will hire workers until the marginal product of labor (MPL) equals the market wage rate (W). Looking at the table, we can see that the MPL of the 6th worker is exactly equal to the market wage of $100 per day. Therefore, the company will hire 6 workers. Any additional workers would have an MPL lower than the wage rate, leading to diminishing returns and lower profits.