A Carpenter Hammers Nails Each Day at Work

question 37

Multiple Choice

A carpenter hammers nails each day at work.In each of the first three hours 50 nails were hammered and the marginal product of the fourth and fifth hours of work is 40 and 20 nails,respectively.Diminishing returns will be experienced in the _____ hour.

• A)second
• B)third
• C)fourth
• D)first

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Definitions:

Explicit Costs

Direct, out-of-pocket payments for wages, rent, materials, and other inputs required for the production of goods or services.

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs of utilizing resources owned by the firm that could have been employed elsewhere, not directly paid out in cash.

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, leading to a decreased cost per unit.

Pin Factory

An example used by Adam Smith to describe the benefits of specialization and division of labor in manufacturing, increasing productivity and efficiency.