Assuming the selling price of output is $2, fill in the values in the table below.
Labor Total Product Marginal Product Total Revenue Value of Marginal Product
0 0
1 17
2 31
3 43
4 53
5 60
6 65
1. How many workers would the firm hire if the going wage rate were $27.95? How many would it hire if the wage rate were $19.95? Why would the firm not hire more (or less) than the numbers you have chosen?
2. How can you tell that the firm sells its product in a perfectly competitive product market?