Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 4

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: The Demand for Bricklayers
-(Figure: The Demand for Bricklayers) Look at the figure The Demand for Bricklayers. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) Bricklayers should be hired whenever the value of the marginal product of bricklayers is greater than or equal to the market wage rate of bricklayers.
• B) The profit-maximizing condition for firms hiring bricklayers is where VMPL_bricklayers is less than the market wage rate.
• C) The profit-maximizing condition for firms hiring bricklayers is where MP_bricklayers equals the market wage rate.
• D) Bricklayers should be hired whenever the market wage rate of bricklayers is greater than the value of the marginal product of bricklayers.

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