Use the Table to Answer the Following Question

question 25

Multiple Choice

Use the table to answer the following question.

If the market wage rate is $150 per worker,how many workers should be employed if the firm wants to maximize profit?

• A)3
• B)4
• C)5

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Definitions:

Birds

Warm-blooded vertebrates that are characterized by feathers, beaks, and laying hard-shelled eggs, and they have a high metabolic rate and a lightweight skeletal system.

Monotremes

A group of egg-laying mammals that includes the platypus and echidnas.

Marsupials

Mammals that carry and nourish their newborns in an external pouch, including species such as kangaroos, koalas, and opossums.

Placentals

Mammals that nourish their developing fetus via a placenta, an organ that facilitates the exchange of nutrients, gases, and wastes between the mother and fetus.