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A Soybean Farmer Sells Soybeans in a Perfectly Competitive Market

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A soybean farmer sells soybeans in a perfectly competitive market and hires labor in a perfectly competitive market. The market price of soybeans is $1 a bushel, the wage rate is $12, the farmer employs six workers and the marginal product of the sixth worker is 10. What would you advise this farmer to do?


Definitions:

Flexible Budget

A budget that adjusts or flexes for changes in the volume of activity, providing a more useful comparison against actual costs than a static budget.

Actual Activity

The real or factual actions or tasks completed within a period, often measured to assess performance or productivity.

Static Budget

A financial plan that does not change or adjust with variations in business activity levels.

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of direct labor and its expected (or standard) cost during a given period.

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