You Are the Manager of a Firm That Sells Output

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Essay

You are the manager of a firm that sells output at a price of $40 per unit.You are interested in hiring a new worker who will increase your firm's output by 2,000 units per year.Several other firms also are interested in hiring this worker.
a.What is the highest annual salary you should be willing to pay this worker to come to your firm?
b.What will determine whether or not you actually have to offer this much to the worker to induce him to join your firm?

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Definitions:

Conversion Costs

The sum of labor costs and overhead expenses involved in converting raw materials into finished goods.

Physical Units

A measure of actual units or quantity, such as products produced or sold, without considering their monetary value.

Ending Inventory

The final value or amount of goods available for sale by a company at the end of an accounting period.

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to allocate costs to partially completed goods, adjusting for the amount of work done.