Consider the Following Production and Cost Schedule for a Firm

question 49

Multiple Choice

Consider the following production and cost schedule for a firm.The first column shows the number of units of a variable factor of production employed by the firm. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Numb er of } \\\text { Units of theF actor }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Number of } \\\text { Units of Output }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Price per Unit } \\\text { of Output }\end{array} \\\hline 10 & 20 & \$ 10 \\\hline 11 & 44 & \$ 10 \\\hline 12 & 64 & \$ 10 \\\hline 13 & 78 & \$ 10 \\\hline 14 & 84 & \$ 10 \\\hline 15 & 86 & \$ 10 \\\hline\end{array}$$ TABLE 13- 1
-Suppose the government decides,in the interest of "fairness," to impose a policy prohibiting factor- price differentials.The likely result would be

• A)a decrease in net factor demands.
• B)a horizontal factor supply curve.
• C)a shortage of factors in uses with low net advantage.
• D)an increase in factor mobility.
• E)equilibrium in factor markets.

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