If Society Were to Maximize the Utility of Its Worst-Off

question 86

Multiple Choice

If society were to maximize the utility of its worst-off member,the final allocation would most likely be

• A) relatively egalitarian.
• B) on the contract curve.
• C) Pareto efficient.
• D) one in which one person gets everything.

Understand the conditions under which hiring additional labor is cost-effective or profit-maximizing.

Apply the concepts of MRP and marginal resource cost (MRC) in competitive labor markets to determine optimal employment levels.

Know how to analyze tables and graphs to make hiring decisions in purely competitive markets.

Understand the concept of elasticity of resource demand and its calculation.

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