The Value of Marginal Product of Labor Curve

question 93

Multiple Choice

The value of marginal product of labor curve

• A) is upward sloping because firms want to hire more workers to increase production.
• B) shows the price of a factor of production multiplied by the amount of the factor employed.
• C) is the same as a firm's supply of labor curve.
• D) is downward sloping if each additional worker's marginal product is decreasing.
• E) is U-shaped.

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