If 10 workers will be hired by a firm at a wage rate of $15 per hour, but the 11th worker will be hired only if the wage rate falls to $14 per hour, then the marginal wage of the 11th worker is

A. $14 per hour.
B. -$1 per hour.
C. $154 per hour.
D. $4 per hour.

Answer: D

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