A Farmer Who Has Fixed Amounts of Land and Capital

question 39

Multiple Choice

A farmer who has fixed amounts of land and capital finds that total product is 24 for the first worker hired, 32 when two workers are hired, 37 when three are hired, and 40 when four are hired. The farmer's product sells for $3 per unit, and the wage rate is $13 per worker. The marginal revenue product of the second worker is

• A)$8
• B)$15
• C)$9
• D)$24

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Definitions:

Call

A stock market option that gives the holder the right to buy shares at a specified price within a specific time period.

Put

A financial contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset at a predetermined price within a specified time frame.

Conversion Value

The financial value of converting a convertible security, like a convertible bond, into its underlying equity at the current market price.

Convertible Bond

A convertible bond is a type of bond that can be converted into a predetermined number of shares of the issuing company's stock during certain periods during its life.