As Long as an Additional Worker Hired by a Firm

question 141

Multiple Choice

As long as an additional worker hired by a firm produces

• A)more output than the real wage rate, the firm will hire that worker.
• B)more output than the nominal wage rate, the firm will hire that worker.
• C)less output than the real wage rate, the firm will hire that worker.
• D)some output, the firm will hire that worker.
• E)more output than the real wage rate, the firm will not hire that worker.

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