The Following Data Show the Total Output for a Firm

question 26

Multiple Choice

The following data show the total output for a firm when specified amounts of labour are combined with a fixed amount of capital.When answering the questions,you are to assume that the wage per unit of labour is $25 and the cost of the capital is $100. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Labour per unit of time } & \text { Total output } \\\hline 0 & 0 \\\hline 1 & 25 \\\hline 2 & 75 \\\hline 3 & 175 \\\hline 4 & 250 \\\hline 5 & 305 \\\hline\end{array}$$ TABLE 7- 4
-Refer to Table 7- 4.Marginal product of labour begins decreasing with the unit of labour hired.Average product of labour begins decreasing with the unit of labour hired.

• A)3rd; 2nd
• B)2nd; 3rd
• C)4th; 5th
• D)3rd; 4th
• E)4th; 3rd

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Definitions:

Price Fall

A reduction in the market price of a good or service, which can influence consumer behavior and economic conditions.

Demand Function

A mathematical expression that shows the relationship between the quantity demanded of a good and its price, holding other factors constant.

Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good responds to a change in price or other economic variables.

Elasticity of Demand

Quantifies the change in demand for a commodity in response to its price movements.