Columns 1 and 2 Make Up a Portion of a Monopolist's

question 103

Multiple Choice

Columns 1 and 2 make up a portion of a monopolist's production function for a single variable input,labor.Columns 2 and 3 represent the demand function facing the monopolist over this range of output: If an increase in consumers' income increases product price by $2 at each level of output,how many units of labor will the firm employ at a wage rate of $300?

• A)3
• B)4
• C)5
• D)6

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