Practice mode Production Factors

If input and output markets are competitive and firms maximise profit, what does each factor of production earn in equilibrium?

Correct answer A. The value of its marginal product

Explanation

Profit-maximising firms hire each factor until its price equals the value of its marginal product, so in equilibrium each factor is paid exactly that value.

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