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Table 103 Hotspur Incorporated, a Manufacturer of Microwave Ovens, Is a Price

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Table 10.3
 Number of  Workers  Output of Microwave  Ovens per Week 13025537549051006105\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Workers }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Output of Microwave } \\\text { Ovens per Week }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 30 \\\hline 2 & 55 \\\hline 3 & 75 \\\hline 4 & 90 \\\hline 5 & 100 \\\hline 6 & 105 \\\hline\end{array} Hotspur Incorporated, a manufacturer of microwave ovens, is a price taker in its input and output markets. The firm hires labour at a constant wage rate of $800 per week and sells microwave ovens at a constant price of $80. Table 10.3 shows the relationship between the quantity of labour it hires and the quantity of microwave ovens it produces.
-Refer to Table 10.3.Hotspur's profit-maximising quantity of labour is _________.


A) 2 workers
B) 3 workers
C) 5 workers
D) 6 workers

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