Microeconomics assignment.... Sullivan's Custom Cabinets
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Sullivan's Custom Cabinets operate in a perfectly competitive market and employs labor and capital. Labor costs $30 a day. Machines cost $36 a day. Currently, Sullivan's has six machines and the marginal revenue product of capital is $30. Output sells at $5 per unit. Sullivan's hires you as a consultant and provides you with the following production function.
Workers (days) | Total Output |
1 | 9 |
2 | 17 |
3 | 24 |
4 | 30 |
5 | 35 |
6 | 39 |
7 | 42 |
- Explain, in your own words, the meaning of MRP.
- How is MRP computed?
- Using the data presented, in the short run, how many workers would you recommend Sullivan's hire per day to maximize profits?
- Explain how you arrived at this number.
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