A Competitive, Profit-Maximizing Firm Hires Workers Up to the Point

question 84

Multiple Choice

A competitive, profit-maximizing firm hires workers up to the point where the

• A)marginal product equals zero.
• B)marginal revenue product equals zero.
• C)marginal product equals the wage.
• D)value of the marginal product equals the wage.

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