Workers((L) | Wage Rate($) | Total Labor cost($) | Marginal Factor cost($)=∆TLC/∆L |
1 | 12.00 [i.e., 12.00 / 1] | 12.00 | 12.00 |
2 | 12.10 | 24.20 | 12.20 [i.e., 24.20 - 12.00] |
3 | 12.20 | 36.60 [i.e., 12.20 * 3] | 12.40 [i.e., 36.60 - 24.20] |
4 | 12.30 [i.e., 49.20 / 4] | 49.20 [i.e., 36.60 + 12.60] | 12.60 |
1. Determine the appropriate numbers for the lettered spaces: (3) (4) (1) Workers (2) Wage Rate...
Fill in the empty cells in the following table. Wage Rate (Dollars) Total Labor Cost (Dollars) Workers Marginal Factor Cost (Dollars) 1 15.00 15.00 2. 15.20 30.40 3 15.40 4 16.20 0 0 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 QUANTITY OF LABOR (Thousands of workers) Complete the following table by entering the quantity of labor demanded at each wage rate for the three unions. (Hint: Remember to enter the quantity of labor in thousands.) Wage Rate...
Wage Number of Workers $7 1 2 $9 $11 | $126 The data in the table describe the supply schedule for labor in a monopsonistic labor market. The marginal factor cost of the fifth worker is Which of the following will result in a decrease in the supply of labor? Α ). An increase in worker productivity An increase in the wage rate An increase in the preference for leisure A decrease in the price of the product that the...
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A firm employs 20 workers at a wage rate of $20 per hour, and 25 units of capital at a cost of $30 per unit per hour. The marginal product of labor is X, and the marginal product of capital is 3. The firm is producing efficiently given what value of X?
Stephanie is looking to hire workers to help her produce earrings. The current hourly market wage rate is $10 per worker. Assume this is a perfectly competitive market. Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number, a. Fill in the "Total Labor Cost" and "Marginal Resource Cost" columns in the table below. Stephanie's Resource Costs Labor Total Labor Cost dollars per hour) Marginal Resource Cost (dollars per hour) b. Graph the marginal resource cost of labor (MRC) for Stephanie's business....
Labor Total product (workers) (wands per day) 0 0 1 10 25 3 45 4 60 5 70 The table above shows Randy's Wands' short-run production function. Randy hires workers at a wage rate of $120 a day and his total fixed cost is $400/day. a) What is the marginal product of the 3rd worker? b) What is Randy's average fixed cost if 25 wands are produced? What is Randy's average variable cost if 60 wands are produced? c) d)...
1 through 3 Homework Assignment #8 1. (6 points) Deciding how many workers to hire: Assume that the initial price of shoes in this example is $30 per pair. What is the marginal revenue product for each worker? Fill in the following chart and graph each function.. Number of 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 workers Total 019293743 46 48 48 Output Or shoes Marginal Output of shoes Marginal Revenue Product If it costs the firm $90 per...
S) Assume the rental rate of capital is 2 and the wage rate is 3. a. Draw an isocost curve for a total cost level of 120. b. If the marginal product of labor is 6, what is the marginal product of capital at an economically efficient point? Why? What are two formulas for the slope of the isocost you drew in part a? c.
2. To produce 18 units of output a firm can hire either 9 workers or 3 machines. a. Let L denote workers and K denote machines. Write down a production function that represents this firm's production technology. (2 points) b. Let w denote the wage rate and r denote the rental rate of capital. Suppose wir = 0.4. Derive the firm's long run factor demand functions for labor and capital and the firm's long run cost function. (4 points) C....
Exhibit 6-1 Production of pizza data Workers Pizzas 0 0 1 4 2 10 3 15 4 18 5 19 Exhibit 6-1 shows the change in the short-run production of pizzas as more workers are hired. The table shows the marginal product of the labor input is decreasing with the hiring of the third worker. A possible reason for this diminishing marginal product is: a. increased division of labor as additional workers are hired. b. increases in plant size. c....