What Is a Firm's Primary Interest When It Hires an Additional

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is a firm's primary interest when it hires an additional worker?

• A)The cost of hiring the additional worker.
• B)How the average output of the firm will be affected by this new worker.
• C)The extra revenue the firm realises from hiring that worker.
• D)Whether or not the new worker gets along with the firm's existing workers.

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Definitions:

Inductive Reasoning

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