Figure 2.4 -Joe Runs a Business and Needs to Decide How Many

question 118

Multiple Choice

Figure 2.4
-Joe runs a business and needs to decide how many hours to stay open.Figure 2.4 illustrates his marginal benefit of staying open for each additional hour.Suppose that we observe Joe staying open 3 hours per day.If he is following the marginal principle,what must his marginal cost be?

• A) $24
• B) $32
• C) $40
• D) $48

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Definitions:

Tax Rates

The percentage at which an individual or corporation is taxed by the government, which can vary depending on income level or profit.

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate of tax applied to the last dollar of the taxpayer's income, illustrating the fraction of any additional dollar made that must be paid in taxes.

Cost of Debt

The effective rate that a company pays on its current debt, calculated as the interest expense on the debt divided by the total debt.

Security Market Line

A line in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) that represents the relationship between the expected return of a security and its systemic risk.