If the marginal cost of producing a television is constant at $200, then a firm should produce this
item
A) as long as its marginal cost does not rise.
B) as long as the marginal benefit (i.e., marginal revenue) it receives is just equal to or greater
than $200.
C) only if the marginal benefit it receives is greater than $200 plus an acceptable profit
margin.
D) until the marginal benefit it receives reaches zero.
Table 1-1
Hours
Open
Total
Revenue
(dollars)
1 $35
2 60
3 80
4 92
5 100
6 105
Eva runs a small bakery in the village of Roggerli. She is debating whether she should extend her hours of operation. Eva
figures that her sales revenue will depend on the number of additional hours the bakery is open as shown in the table
above. She would have to hire a worker for those hours at a wage rate of $12 per hour.