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1. a) Suppose a firm has short-run productivity data as shown in the table below. This...

1. a) Suppose a firm has short-run productivity data as shown in the table below. This firm is experiencing diminishing marginal product over this range of labour input:

Labour (Hours) Total Product (Output)
14 50
15 70
16 80

Is this true, false, or uncertain? If so, please explain why in detail.

b) If the firm from A3-3 pays its workers $20/hour, then the firm experiences increasing marginal cost between output levels 50 and 80. [Hint: An approximation of MC is the change in cost divided by the change in output.]

Is this question true, false, or uncertain? If so, please explain why in detail.

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Answer #1

A) True

This is because in output range of 14-15, MP is ,70-50 = 20 and in output range of 15-16 MP is 80-70 = 10

Thus, marginal product is diminishing.

B) False (as the marginal cost is fixed, there will be constant cost)

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