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Economics 14th Edition by James Gwartney,Richard Stroup, Russell Sobel ,David Macpherson

Edition 14ISBN: 978-1133561644
book Economics 14th Edition by James Gwartney,Richard Stroup, Russell Sobel ,David Macpherson cover

Economics 14th Edition by James Gwartney,Richard Stroup, Russell Sobel ,David Macpherson

Edition 14ISBN: 978-1133561644
Exercise 8
Are the following statements both correct? Are they inconsistent with each other? Explain.
a. "Firms will hire a resource only if they can make money by doing so."
b. "In a market economy, each resource will tend to be paid according to its marginal product. Highly productive resources will command high prices, whereas less productive resources will command lower prices."
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a) Firms employ resources if they feel t...

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