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Gertrude Stork's Chocolate Shoppe normally employs 4 workers. When the Chocolate Shoppe hired a 5th ...

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silviawilliams41:
Gertrude Stork's Chocolate Shoppe normally employs 4 workers. When the Chocolate Shoppe hired a 5th worker the Shoppe's total output decreased. Therefore
 
  A) the total output of Gertrude Stork's Chocolate Shoppe is negative.
  B) the average product of the 5th worker is negative.
  C) the 5th worker should be hired only if he is willing to accept a wage lower than the wage paid to the other 4 workers.
  D) the marginal product of the 5th worker is negative.

Question 2

The United States Post Office
 
  A) has a monopoly in the provision of first-class mail service.
  B) can safely ignore the prices for mail services charged by its rivals such as FedEx and UPS.
  C) is an example of a monopoly that results from the ownership of a key resource: first class mail service.
  D) faces no competition for its mail services.

asware1:
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A

Chow Suchie:
thank you

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