The Following Question(s)deal with the Widget Company, Which Produces Widgets

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Multiple Choice

The following question(s) deal with The Widget Company, which produces widgets. Widgets are produced according to: $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Number of Widget Workers } & \text { Number of Widgets Produced } \\\hline 0 & 0 \\\hline 1 & 12 \\\hline 2 & 22 \\\hline 3 & 30 \\\hline 4 & 36 \\\hline 5 & 40 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-If the real wage is equal to 7 widgets, and only an integer number of workers can be hired, The Widget Company should hire

• A)2 workers.
• B)3 workers.
• C)4 workers.
• D)5 workers.
• E)6 workers.

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