Figure 18-12

question 560

Essay

Figure 18-12. The figure shows the relationship between the number of mechanics hired and the number of car repairs performed per day at a car-repair shop.
-Refer to Figure 18-12. If the shop charges $120 per repair and pays each of its mechanics a wage of $400 per day, then what is the marginal profit of the third mechanic?

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Definitions:

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone, often improving on simple tasks and performing poorly on complex tasks.

Shock Experiments

Psychological experiments studying reactions to distressing situations, often associated with studies on obedience and learning.

Milgram

Refers to a series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which demonstrated people's willingness to obey authority figures even when asked to perform actions conflicting with their personal conscience.

Obedience Level

The extent to which individuals comply with the commands or orders from authority figures.