The following data show the total output for a firm when different amounts of labour are combined with a fixed amount of capital. Assume the wage per unit of labour is $10 and the cost of the capital is $50. Total output per Labour per period period 10 30 3 90 4 132 150 If this firm is producing 20 units of output per period its marginal cost is... O a. $1.00. O b. $0.17. c. c. $0.50. O d. $1.67. O e. $10.00. е.

The following data show the total output for a firm when different amounts of labour are combined with a fixed amount of capital. Assume the wage per unit of labour is $10 and the cost of the capital is $50. Total output per Labour per period period 10 30 3 90 4 132 150 If this firm is producing 20 units of output per period its marginal cost is... O a. $1.00. O b. $0.17. c. c. $0.50. O d. $1.67. O e. $10.00. е.

Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson

Publisher:Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson

Chapter13: Nonlinear Optimization Models

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