When the supply of labor to a firm is perfectly elastic the marginal factor cost will equal the

A) market price of the product.
B) wage rate.
C) marginal physical product.
D) wage rate times the number of workers.

Answer: B

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If a university expects $160,000 in ticket revenue from five home football games and $180,000 in ticket revenue if it adds a sixth game, the

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