Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Factors of production

Factors of production — practice question

A firm operating in a perfectly competitive industry uses two factors of production, X and Y. The table lists the factor price and the current marginal physical product for each of these factors. factor X has a price of $2.50, MPP 2; factor Y has a price of $6.00, MPP 8. If the firm sells its product at $1 and wants to maximise profits, what should it do?

  • Aemploy less of both X and Y
  • Bemploy less of X and more of Y
  • Cemploy more of both X and Y
  • Demploy more of X and less of Y

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