A firm operates in a perfectly competitive labour market. The table shows the marginal revenue product (MRP) and marginal cost of labour (MCL) for each additional worker employed by this profit-maximising firm. How many units of labour will this firm employ?

A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
Economics
IGCSE&ALevel
CAIE
Exam No:9708_w24_qp_32 Year:2024 Question No:14

Answer:

C

Knowledge points:

8.3.4.1 definition and calculation of marginal revenue product
8.3.4.2 derivation of an individual firm’s demand for labour using marginal revenue product
8.3.5.1 wage and non-wage factors

Solution:

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