Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 147

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. If the equilibrium market wage for bricklayers is $80 per day, then this masonry firm will hire _____ bricklayers.

• A) four
• B) six
• C) five
• D) eight

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Definitions:

Sales

The transactions or activities involved in selling goods or services in return for money or other compensation.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change in proportion to the activity of a business, such as rent, salaries, or insurance premiums.

Negative Returns

A situation in which an increase in the amount of inputs used leads to a decrease in the level of output, often seen in cases of over-investment or inefficient production processes.

Worker

An individual who performs tasks or services for compensation; an employee.