Suppose that a firms only variable input is labor the firm


Suppose that a firm's only variable input is labor. The firm increases the number of employees from four to five, thereby causing weekly output to rise by two units and total costs to increase from $3,000 per week to $3,300 per week.

a. What is the marginal product of hiring five workers instead of four?

b. What is the weekly wage rate earned by the fifth worker?

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