The Accompanying Table Describes the Relationship Between the Number of Workers

question 128

Multiple Choice

The accompanying table describes the relationship between the number of workers hired by a call center each hour and the number of calls the call center can make each hour. The call center has only 1 telephone. The telephone costs the firm $5/hour (regardless of how many calls are made) , and each worker is paid $10 per hour.  
Given the information in the table above, what is the call center's marginal cost when it goes from making 6 to 16 calls an hour?

• A)50 cents
• B)$2
• C)$10
• D)$20

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