The Rocky Mountain Spring Water Company experiences a surge in orders, because the water of one of its major competitors is taken off the market due to news that samples contained benzene. As the Company struggles to increase production of its bottled water, it finds that the marginal product of labor, its only variable input, approaches zero. When the marginal product of labor becomes zero this month, the firm Select one: O a. will still be able to fill additional orders this month without hiring more workers. O b. won't be able to fill any additional orders this month. O c. will achieve maximum output per unit of labor. O d. will be able to fill additional orders this month by hiring more workers.

The Rocky Mountain Spring Water Company experiences a surge in orders, because the water of one of its major competitors is taken off the market due to news that samples contained benzene. As the Company struggles to increase production of its bottled water, it finds that the marginal product of labor, its only variable input, approaches zero. When the marginal product of labor becomes zero this month, the firm Select one: O a. will still be able to fill additional orders this month without hiring more workers. O b. won't be able to fill any additional orders this month. O c. will achieve maximum output per unit of labor. O d. will be able to fill additional orders this month by hiring more workers.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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