A Typical Firm Hiring in a Perfectly Competitive Labour Market

question 60

Multiple Choice

A typical firm hiring in a perfectly competitive labour market faces a marginal cost curve for labour that is

• A)horizontal.
• B)vertical.
• C)equal to the supply curve of the firm.
• D)parallel to the firm's marginal cost curve for its product.
• E)downward sloping.

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