- CFA Exams
- CFA Level I Exam
- Topic 2. Economics
- Learning Module 1. The Firm and Market Structures
- Subject 3. Marginal Revenue, Marginal Cost and Profit Maximization
CFA Practice Question
For profit maximization a firm should hire the quantity of labor at which the ______
II. marginal revenue product of labor (MRP) equals the marginal cost (MC).
III. marginal revenue of labor (MR) equals the marginal cost (MC).
IV. marginal revenue product of labor (MRP) equals the wage rate (W).
I. marginal revenue of labor (MR) equals the wage rate (W).
II. marginal revenue product of labor (MRP) equals the marginal cost (MC).
III. marginal revenue of labor (MR) equals the marginal cost (MC).
IV. marginal revenue product of labor (MRP) equals the wage rate (W).
Correct Answer: III and IV
The wage rate is the price of labor.
User Contributed Comments 1
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DonAnd | 2 conditions for profit maximization in the labor force:- 1) MRP = Wage rate 2) MR = MC |