Exam 26: Demand in the Factor Market

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Units of Input Units of Outputs 1 3 2 7 3 10 4 12 5 13 6 12 -If this firm were a perfect competitor selling its entire output at a price of $1,the marginal revenue product of the third unit of input would be

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An improvement in managerial efficiency in a Fortune 500 corporation increases the marginal revenue product of all people working for the corporation.Assuming that the wage of workers who are hired in a competitive labor market remains constant,the company will

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A profit-maximizing firm hires labor per week up to the point at which

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If labor and capital are substitute resources in production,an increase in the price of capital will

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The extra revenue that results from hiring another worker is

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The substitution effect and the output effect work in the same direction.

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A firm uses 10 acres of land and pays $2,000 rent for each acre.If the 10th acre has an MRP of $3,000,then the firm is using ________ acres of land.

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(a)Fill in Table.(b)Is the firm a perfect or an imperfect competitor? Explain.(c)If the wage rate were $220,how many workers would be hired? How much would the total wage bill come to? (d)If the wage rate were $100,how many workers would be hired? How much would the total wage bill come to? (e)How many workers would be hired if the wage rate were $50? (f)How many workers would the firm want to hire if the wage rate were $0? Units of Labor Output Marginal Physical Product Price Total Revenue Product Marginal Revenue Product 1 10 \ 20 - - 2 22 20 - - 3 33 20 - - 4 42 20 - - 5 49 20 - - 6 54 20 - - 7 57 20 - -

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If the wage rate were $335,how many workers would be hired?

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A rise in the marginal revenue product schedule for labor

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Units of Input Units of Output 1 4 2 9 3 13 4 15 5 16 6 16 7 15 -The maximum units of input you would possibly hire would be

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A decline in the wage rate would

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A fall in the wage rate would lead to a movement

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If the wage rate were $30,how many workers would be hired?

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A firm will continue hiring labor as long as the MRP of labor _______ the market wage rate.

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As output rises,eventually the MPP of a resource will

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If sewing machines are considered to be a complement to labor in the production of garments,then an increase in the price of sewing machines will cause

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Total Revenue Product with one unit of labor would be

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The Bulldog Beanery Coffee Shop is a perfectly competitive firm currently employing 30 workers.The marginal revenue product of the 30th worker is $7/hour.The wage rate is $8/hour.To increase profits,this firm should

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Which statement is false?

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