Questions Are Based on the Data in the Following

question 32

Multiple Choice

Questions are based on the data in the following table. Assume that the labor market is perfectly competitive.


$\begin{array}{cc}\begin{array}{cc}\underline{\text { Labor }} & \underline{\text { Output }} \\0 & 0 \\1 & 15 \\2 & 29 \\3 & 42 \\4 & 54 \\5 & 65\end{array}\begin{array}{r}\underline{\text { Price }} \\\$ 2.20 \\2.00 \\1.80 \\1.60 \\1.40 \\1.20\end{array}\end{array}$

-If the wage is $20.00,how many workers will this profit-maximizing firm choose to employ?

• A)2
• B)3.
• C)4
• D)5

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