Mary Recently Opened Her Own Styling Salon

question 111

Essay

Mary recently opened her own styling salon.After the first month of operation,she looks at the mix of inputs she is using to see whether she should make any changes.The value of marginal product of her stylists is $125,000,and their wage is $20.Her equipment and salon space produces a value of $250,000,and it costs $400 to rent it.The land,which she rents at $800,produces a value of $300,000.Should she change her input mix or is she maximizing profit with her current arrangement?

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Definitions:

Fixture

A thing that was originally personal property and that has been actually or constructively affixed to the soil itself or to some structure legally a part of the land.

Abandoned Property

Property that is left by its owner who has no intention of returning or claiming ownership.

Producing

The act of creating, manufacturing, or otherwise bringing into existence a product or service.

Inheriting

The process by which assets, traditions, or genetic traits are received from predecessors or relatives after their death.