A Profit-Maximizing Firm Operates in Purely Competitive Product and Resource

question 144

Multiple Choice

A profit-maximizing firm operates in purely competitive product and resource markets, with the resource and production schedules shown in the table. $\begin{array} { | c | c |} \hline\text { Workers } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total } \\\text { Production }\end{array} \\\hline 8 & 440 \\\hline 7 & 410 \\\hline 6 & 370 \\\hline 5 & 320 \\\hline 4 & 260 \\\hline 3 & 180 \\\hline 2 & 110 \\\hline 1 & 55 \\\hline\end{array}$ The product price is $10 per unit and the cost per worker is $540. How many workers will the firm employ?

• A) 4
• B) 5
• C) 6
• D) 7

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