The Profit-Maximizing Firm Should Lay Off Workers When

question 58

Multiple Choice

The profit-maximizing firm should lay off workers when:

• A) MRC < MRP.
• B) MRC > MRP.
• C) MRC = MRP.
• D) the MP of labor begins to diminish.

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