The Diagram Below Shows the MRP Curve for a Firm

question 83

Multiple Choice

The diagram below shows the MRP curve for a firm producing copper plumbing pipe.The factor of production being considered here is hours of labour. FIGURE 13-1
-Refer to Figure 13-1.Assume that the firm is a perfect competitor and the price of the firm's output is fixed.We know that the firm's MRP curve is

• A)the same shape as the firm's marginal product curve for labour.
• B)the same shape as the firm's marginal revenue curve.
• C)horizontal,if the firm is perfectly competitive.
• D)steeper than the firm's marginal product curve for labour.
• E)flatter than the firm's marginal product curve for labour.

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