A Firm Pays Pam $40 Per Hour to Assemble Personal

question 100

Multiple Choice

A firm pays Pam $40 per hour to assemble personal computers. Each day, Pam can assemble 4 computers if she works 1 hour, 7 computers if she works 2 hours, 9 computers if she works 3 hours, and 10 computers if she works 4 hours. Pam cannot work more than 4 hours day. Each computer consists of a motherboard, a hard drive, a case, a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse. The total cost of these parts is $600 per computer. If the firm sells each computer for $650, then how many hours a day should the firm employ Pam to maximize its net benefit from her employment?

• A)1 hour
• B)2 hours
• C)3 hours
• D)4 hours

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Definitions:

Market Shares

The share of a market dominated by a specific company or product, commonly represented as a percentage of the overall sales within that market.

Industry

It refers to the collection of businesses and operations involved in the production, manufacturing, or distribution of goods and services in a specific sector.

Four-firm Concentration Ratio

A metric that shows the total market share controlled by the four largest firms within an industry.

Pure Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, similar products, and free entry and exit, leading to perfect competition.