If a Firm Is a Perfectly Competitive Purchaser of Factor

question 194

Multiple Choice

If a firm is a perfectly competitive purchaser of factor inputs and the wage rate is $5, the marginal factor cost for labor is

• A) greater than $5.
• B) less than $5.
• C) $5.
• D) indeterminate.

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