You Are Currently Using Three Printing Presses and Five Employees

question 42

Multiple Choice

You are currently using three printing presses and five employees to print 100 sales manuals per hour. If the MRTS at this point is 0.5 (capital is on the vertical axis of the isoquant map) , then you would be willing to exchange ________ employees for one more printing press in order to maintain current output.

• A) zero
• B) one
• C) two
• D) three

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Definitions:

Operational Outcomes

The results or effects of a business's operations, typically measured in terms of efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

Gain-sharing

A compensation strategy where employees receive additional financial benefits from improvements in productivity or the company's performance.

Groups

Collections of individuals who come together to achieve a common purpose, sharing interactions and influencing one another.

Motivate

To provide with a reason or incentive to act in a certain way, often aiming to stimulate interest or enthusiasm in undertaking a task or goal.