Table 18-6
Consider the Following Daily Production Data for MadeFromScratch

question 92

Multiple Choice

Table 18-6
Consider the following daily production data for MadeFromScratch, Inc. MadeFromScratch sells cupcakes for $3 each and pays the workers a wage of $325 per day.
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$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Labor } \\\text { (Number of } \\\text { workers) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Output } \\\text { (Cupcakes per } \\\text { day) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal } \\\text { Product } \\\text { of Labor } \\\text { (Cupcakes per } \\\text { day) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Value of the } \\\text { Marginal } \\\text { Product of Labor } \\\text { (Cupcakes) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Wage } \\\text { (Dollarsper } \\\text { worker per } \\\text { day) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Margin } \\\text { Profit } \\\text { (Dollar }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & 0 & & & 325 & \\\hline 1 & 200 & & & 325 & \\\hline 2 & 350 & & & 325 & \\\hline 3 & 475 & & & 325 & \\\hline 4 & 575 & & &325 & \\\hline\end{array}$$ ​
-Refer to Table 18-6. Assume that MadeFromScratch is a competitive, profit-maximizing firm. If the market price of cupcakes increases from $2.00 to $2.50, how many workers would the firm then hire?

• A)Two workers
• B)Three workers
• C)Four workers
• D)Five workers

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