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Microeconomics 13th Edition by Russell Sobel, David Macpherson, Richard Stroup, James Gwartney

Edition 13ISBN: 978-0538452281
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Microeconomics 13th Edition by Russell Sobel, David Macpherson, Richard Stroup, James Gwartney

Edition 13ISBN: 978-0538452281
Exercise 5
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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Both the statements are true and are con...

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