Multiple Choice
Omega Custom Cabinets produces and sells custom bathroom vanities. Assume that labor is the only input that varies for the firm. The firm has determined that if it hires 10 workers, it can produce and sell 20 vanities per week. If it hires 11 workers, it can produce and sell 22 vanities per week. It sells each vanity for $800, and it pays each of its workers $1,000 per week. Which of the following is correct?
A) For the 11th worker, the marginal profit is $600.
B) For the 11th worker, the marginal revenue product (value of the marginal product) is $2,000.
C) The firm is maximizing its profit.
D) If the firm is employing 11 workers, then its profit would increase if it cut back to 10 workers.
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