Table 14.10 shows levels of employment (Labor), the marginal product at each of those levels, and the price at which the firm can sell output in the perfectly competitive market where it operates.

Table 14.10

a. What is the value of the marginal product at each level of labor?

b. If the firm operates in a perfectly competitive labor market where the going market wage is $12, what is the firm’s profit maximizing level of employment?

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1 2 3 4 LO 6 Labor 10 8 7 5 3 1 Marginal Product of Labor $4 $4 $4 $4 $4 $4 Price of the Product