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Table 17-6

Number of HairdressersHaircuts per DayMarginal ProductMarginal Revenue Product
1  8
216
323
429
534
638

Refer to Table 17-6. The Hair Cuttery, a new hair salon, is ready to start hiring. The table above shows the relationship between the number of hairdressers the firm hires and the quantity of haircuts it produces.

a.

Suppose the price of haircuts is $8. Complete the table by filling in the values for marginal
product and marginal revenue product.

b.

The Hair Cuttery is an input price-taker. Suppose the wage paid to hairdressers is $40 per
day. What is the profit-maximizing number of hairdressers?

c.

Suppose the wage rate rises to $60 per day.

(i) What happens to the firm's demand curve for hairdressers?

(ii) What happens to the profit-maximizing quantity of hairdressers?

d.

Suppose the wage rate is $40 per day and the price of haircuts is now $10.

(i) What happens to the firm's demand curve for hairdressers?

(ii) What happens to the profit-maximizing quantity of hairdressers?

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