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The C-Gourmet Burger company sells burgers for $4.05 each. The owner of the this company pays workers $192 per day. The following table (Table 22) shows employment and production of burgers per day at this company.
Table 22
|
Labor (number of workers) |
Quantity (Units of burgers per day) |
|
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
74 |
|
2 |
136 |
|
3 |
189 |
|
4 |
236 |
|
5 |
270 |
|
6 |
300 |
Refer to Table 22. To maximize its profit, how many workers would
the C-Gourmet Burger company employ? Show you work
Ans: To maximize its profit, C- Gourmet Burger company would employ 3 workers.
Explanation:
According to the marginal productivity theory , the firm will hire the number of labor where marginal revenue product of labor equals wage rate ( MRPL = W ) or marginal revenue product of labor is greater than the wage rate ( MRPL > W ).
Marginal physical product of labor = Change in Quantity / Change in number of labor
or
MPP = ∆ Q / ∆ L
Marginal revenue product of labor = Marginal physical product of labor * Price
or
MRPL = MPP * Price
| Labor ( number of workers) |
Quantity (units of burgers per day) |
Marginal Physical Product of Labor |
Marginal Revenue Product of Labor | Total Revenue | Total Cost | Profit/Loss |
| 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 1 | 74 | 74 | 299.7 | 299.7 | 192 | 107.7 |
| 2 | 136 | 62 | 251.1 | 550.8 | 384 | 166.8 |
| 3 | 189 | 53 | 214.65 | 765.45 | 576 | 189.45 |
| 4 | 236 | 47 | 190.35 | 955.8 | 768 | 187.8 |
| 5 | 270 | 34 | 137.7 | 1093.5 | 960 | 133.5 |
| 6 | 300 | 30 | 121.5 | 1215 | 1152 | 63 |