Based on the firms perfectly competitive data table(recorded daily below). Please fill in the blanks. **please help
Question:
Based on the firms perfectly competitive data table(recorded daily below). Please fill in the blanks.
**please help me understand how question was/is solved; to confirm my methods are correct**
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
Units of labor (L) | Total Quantity of Output (Q) | Price | Marginal Physical Product of Labor(MPPL) | $ Total Revenue(TR) | $ Marginal Revenue Product(MRP) |
0 | 0 | $30 | N/A | N/A | |
1 | 40 | $30 | |||
2 | 72 | $30 | |||
3 | 92 | $30 | |||
4 | 102 | $30 | |||
5 | 107 | $30 |
b) Explain why MRP declines as more labor is employed. Shouldn’t MRP increase as more labor is employed and added to a fixed amount of capital input? (6 points)
c) If the wage rate (Marginal Factor Cost (MFC)) is set at $400 per day, per worker this firm will demand at least ________ but no more than_______ workers. Explain why
Managerial Accounting An Integrative Approach
ISBN: 9780999500491
2nd Edition
Authors: C J Mcnair Connoly, Kenneth Merchant