Tessa's Techs is a small, competitive firm that provides online and telephone support for people with computer

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Tessa's Techs is a small, competitive firm that provides online and telephone support for people with computer problems. The marginal product of labor (measured in numbers of support requests fulfilled per shift) is given in the table below:
Tessa's Techs is a small, competitive firm that provides online

a. If Tessa's charges $6 for each service call, calculate the marginal revenue product of labor for Tessa's Techs.
b. Suppose Tessa can hire workers for $60 per four-hour shift. Explain why, if Tessa currently has just one employee, she isn't maximizing her profits. How much will her profits increase if she hires a second worker?
c. Suppose Tessa can hire workers for $60 per four-hour shift. Explain why, if Tessa hires five employees, she isn't maximizing her profits.
d. Determine the optimal number of employees for Tessa to hire.

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-1464187025

2nd edition

Authors: Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, Chad Syverson

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