Use the Resource Demand Data Shown on the Left and the Resource

question 76

Multiple Choice

Use the resource demand data shown on the left and the resource supply data on the right in answering the following question: $\begin{array}{c}\underline{\text { Labor Demand Data }}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\underline{\text { Labor Supply Data }}\\\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text {Employment}}\\0\\1\\2\\3\\4\\5\\6\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Marginal}\\\underline{\text {Product}}\\0\\15\\28\\39\\48\\55\\60\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Product }\\\underline{\text { Price } }\\\$ 2.20 \\2.00 \\1.80 \\1.60 \\1.40 \\1.20 \\1.00 \end{array}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text {Employment}}\\0\\1\\2\\3\\4\\5\\6 \end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Wage}\\\underline{\text { Rate }} \\-- \\\$1.00 \\2.00\\3.00 \\4.00 \\5.00 \\6.00\end{array}\end{array}$
Refer to the given data.What will be the profit-maximizing wage rate?

• A) $6.
• B) $5.
• C) $4.
• D) $3.

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