If the credits for a principles of economics section is three units and an instructor teaches two sections with 100 students in each and tuition and fees at your school are $500 per credit hour, then the marginal revenue product for your school from hiring that instructor that semester is:
A. $500.
B. $1500.
C. $150,000.
D. $300,000.
Answer: D
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a. This firm charges $50 for the good. b. This firm charges more than $50 for the good. c. This firm charges less than $50 for the good. d. The firm has excess capacity at all output levels greater than 35 units. e. Average cost is $50 at the profit-maximizing output level.
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