Microeconomics Writing Assignment 4

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5/20/11 Scott Gardner Pr. Buresh MicroEconomics WA4 1. Labor is the only input used by a perfectly competitive firm. It hires workers for $50 a day. The firm's production function is as shown in the following Table. (The table will open in a new window.) Each unit of output sells for $10. A. Complete the table to show the marginal product of labor and the value of the marginal product of labor. |Days of Labor |Units of Daily Output |Marginal Product of Labor (MPL) |Value of MPL | |0 |0 | | | |1 |7 |7 |$70 | |2 |13 |6 |$60 | |3 |19 |6 |$60 | |4 |25 |6 |$60 | |5 |28 |3 |$30 | |6 |29 |1 |$10 | B. How many days of labor should the firm hire? Explain. . 5 days. 5 days of labor would cost 250 but would generate 280 leaving a profit of 30. 6 days would thusly bring in -10 so it would obviously not be profitable. . 2. Describe the factors of production. What are the returns to these factors (their price)? Describe the marginal products of each factor and how the value of the

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