-In the above table, if this is a perfectly competitive firm and the market price of the product is $5 and the marginal factor cost of labor is $60, how many units of labor will the firm hire?

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In a perfectly competitive market, firms hire labor up to the point where the marginal revenue product (MRP) of labor equals the marginal factor cost (MFC) of labor. Given that the market price is $5, we would look for the quantity of labor where the MRP, which is the additional revenue the firm makes from hiring one more unit of labor, is equal to or just below the MFC of $60. Without the specific table data, the correct answer is based on the principle that the firm will hire units of labor until the MRP equals the MFC. Since the specific MRP values for each labor unit are not provided, the correct answer would typically be the one that aligns with this economic principle. However, given the choices and the premise of the question, the selection suggests that at 3 units of labor, the firm's MRP of labor is closest to the given MFC of $60, making it the most economically rational choice for the number of labor units to hire.

-In the Above Table, If This Is a Perfectly Competitive