José,a Corn Farmer Operating in a Perfectly Competitive Market,pays His

question 143

Multiple Choice

José,a corn farmer operating in a perfectly competitive market,pays his workers $8 an hour.At his current level of labour use,the marginal product of an additional hour of labour is 3 kilograms of corn.The market price of corn is $2.75.To maximize his profits,Jose should:

• A) hire more labour.
• B) hire less labour.
• C) not change the amount of labour.
• D) This question cannot be answered without knowing the average product of labour.

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