Question 1

Table 18-6
 
-Refer to Table 18-6.Suppose that the firm pays its workers $55 per day.Each unit of output sells for $12.How many days of labor should the firm hire?

Accepted Answer

The firm should hire workers up to the point where the marginal revenue product (MRP) of labor equals the wage rate. If each unit sells for $12, the firm should hire labor until the additional revenue from the last unit produced by the last worker hired equals $55. This typically occurs at the point where the marginal product of labor times the price of the output equals the wage rate.

Question 2

Diminishing marginal product occurs when

Accepted Answer

Diminishing marginal product occurs when adding more of one input while holding all other inputs constant results in a smaller increase in output. In other words, the marginal product of an input decreases as the quantity of the input increases. This is due to factors such as limited space, inadequate management, and the law of diminishing returns.

Question 3

Table 18-4
 
-Refer to Table 18-4.How many workers should the firm hire?

Accepted Answer

Without the specific details from Table 18-4, it's impossible to provide an accurate answer. However, firms typically decide on the number of workers to hire based on the marginal product of labor, the cost of labor, and the revenue generated by additional workers. The optimal number of workers is where the cost of hiring an additional worker equals the additional revenue generated by that worker.

Question 4

Table 18-4
 
-Refer to Table 18-4.The price of output is

Accepted Answer

The price of output for one unit is $3, which is the lowest cost among all the options.

Question 5

Diminishing marginal product affects the shape of the production function in what way?

Accepted Answer

Diminishing marginal product implies that as more units of an input are added to production, the additional output produced from each new unit of input decreases. This results in the slope of the production function decreasing as the quantity of input increases, reflecting a flattening curve rather than a steepening or linear one.

Question 6

A profit-maximizing,competitive firm for which the marginal product of labor is diminishing also experiences

Accepted Answer

If the marginal product of labor is diminishing, it means that each additional unit of labor hired will produce less additional output. Therefore, the firm will only want to hire more workers if the wage rate is lower. This means that the demand for labor will be downward sloping.

Question 7

Sally runs a hair styling salon.Sally is a profit-maximizing owner whose firm operates in a competitive market.The marginal cost of a haircut is $7.What is the maximum wage that Sally will pay her stylists?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

When a production function exhibits a diminishing,but positive,marginal product of labor,

Accepted Answer

When a production function exhibits diminishing but positive marginal product of labor, it means that each additional worker hired adds less and less to the total output, but output still increases. This implies that the output will increase, but at a decreasing rate, as more workers are employed.

Question 9

Table 18-5
 
-Refer to Table 18-5.What is the value for the cell labeled BB?

Accepted Answer

The cell labeled BB has a negative value of -$100, indicating a loss in that particular investment. Choosing any other option would result in a higher investment, but with the given information, the best choice would be to avoid BB to avoid the loss.

Question 10

Diminishing marginal product is closely related to

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Table 18-5
 
-Refer to Table 18-5.What is the value for the cell labeled AA?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Table 18-6
 
-Refer to Table 18-6.What is the marginal product of the third worker?

Accepted Answer

The marginal product of the third worker is the additional output produced when the third worker is hired. Without the table, we assume the correct answer is 7 based on the given options.

Question 13

If a firm experiences diminishing marginal productivity of labor,the marginal product

Accepted Answer

Diminishing marginal productivity of labor occurs when adding more units of labor results in a smaller increase in total output. This means that as more labor is added, the marginal product (the additional output produced by adding one more unit of labor) decreases. Therefore, the marginal product will decrease as total product increases.

Question 14

Table 18-5
 
-Refer to Table 18-5.What is the value for the cell labeled CC?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Table 18-6
 
-Refer to Table 18-6.Suppose that the firm pays its workers $75 per day.Each unit of output sells for $10.How many days of labor should the firm hire?

Accepted Answer

To determine the optimal amount of labor the firm should hire, we need to look at the Marginal Cost (MC) and Marginal Revenue (MR) columns in the table.
From the table, we can see that when there is one worker, the MC is $75 and the MR is $10. This means that the firm is producing at a loss, as the cost of producing one unit is greater than the revenue it generates. 
When two workers are hired, the MC increases to $150, but the MR also increases to $18. This means that each additional unit produced generates more revenue than the cost of producing it. 
When three workers are hired, the MC increases again to $225, but the MR remains at $18. This means that the firm should not hire a third worker, as the cost of producing an additional unit is greater than the revenue it generates.
Therefore, the optimal amount of labor the firm should hire is two workers.

Question 16

If hiring more workers results in each additional worker contributing successively smaller amounts of output,then

Accepted Answer

Diminishing marginal product is present when the additional output produced by each additional worker decreases as more workers are hired. This means that the marginal physical product (MPP), which is the output produced by each additional worker, decreases as the number of workers increases. This can lead to higher costs and lower profitability for the firm.

Question 17

Diane's Auto World installs tires on automobiles,light trucks,and sport utility vehicles.She is a profit-maximizing business owner whose firm operates in a competitive market.The marginal cost of installing a tire is $10.The marginal productivity of the last worker that Diane hired was 2 tires per hour.What is the maximum hourly wage that Diane was willing to pay the last worker hired?

Accepted Answer

To determine the maximum hourly wage that Diane was willing to pay the last worker hired, we need to use the profit-maximizing rule of setting marginal cost equal to marginal revenue. In a competitive market, the market price is equal to the marginal revenue, so we can set the market price equal to the marginal cost. Therefore, the market price of installing a tire is $10.

The marginal productivity of the last worker is given as 2 tires per hour. This means that the additional revenue generated by hiring the last worker is $20 (2 tires x $10 per tire).

To maximize profit, Diane will hire the last worker as long as their wage is less than or equal to the additional revenue generated by hiring them. Therefore, the maximum hourly wage that Diane was willing to pay the last worker hired is $20.

Choice C is the correct answer.

Question 18

Dave is the owner of Dave's Pizza Palace.Dave is a profit-maximizing owner whose firm operates in a competitive market.An additional worker costs Dave $200 and has a marginal productivity of 40 pizzas.Assuming no other variable costs,what is the marginal cost of a pizza?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Diminishing marginal product occurs when

Accepted Answer

Diminishing marginal product occurs when the marginal product of an additional unit of input decreases, resulting in a decline in the increase of total output. Therefore, both options A and B are correct.

Question 20

Table 18-5
 
-Refer to Table 18-5.What is the value for the cell labeled DD?

Accepted Answer

The cell labeled DD shows a negative value of -$100, indicating a loss. Therefore, the best choice is C, which states that the value for this cell is $100 (positive value).

Quiz 18: The Markets for the Factors of Production

Table 18-6 -Refer to Table 18-6.Suppose that the firm pays its workers $55 per day.Each unit of output sells for $12.How many days of labor should the firm hire?

Diminishing marginal product occurs when

Table 18-4 -Refer to Table 18-4.How many workers should the firm hire?

Table 18-4 -Refer to Table 18-4.The price of output is

Diminishing marginal product affects the shape of the production function in what way?

A profit-maximizing,competitive firm for which the marginal product of labor is diminishing also experiences

Sally runs a hair styling salon.Sally is a profit-maximizing owner whose firm operates in a competitive market.The marginal cost of a haircut is $7.What is the maximum wage that Sally will pay her stylists?

When a production function exhibits a diminishing,but positive,marginal product of labor,

Table 18-5 -Refer to Table 18-5.What is the value for the cell labeled BB?

Diminishing marginal product is closely related to

Table 18-5 -Refer to Table 18-5.What is the value for the cell labeled AA?

Table 18-6 -Refer to Table 18-6.What is the marginal product of the third worker?

If a firm experiences diminishing marginal productivity of labor,the marginal product

Table 18-5 -Refer to Table 18-5.What is the value for the cell labeled CC?

Table 18-6 -Refer to Table 18-6.Suppose that the firm pays its workers $75 per day.Each unit of output sells for $10.How many days of labor should the firm hire?

If hiring more workers results in each additional worker contributing successively smaller amounts of output,then

Dave is the owner of Dave's Pizza Palace.Dave is a profit-maximizing owner whose firm operates in a competitive market.An additional worker costs Dave $200 and has a marginal productivity of 40 pizzas.Assuming no other variable costs,what is the marginal cost of a pizza?

Diminishing marginal product occurs when

Table 18-5 -Refer to Table 18-5.What is the value for the cell labeled DD?