A cleaning company specializes in cleaning floors. Their output is measured in square feet of floor completely cleaned. Employee A can clean 215 ft2 floor per hour and has an hourly wage of $17. Employee B can clean 180 ft2 floor per hour and has an hourly wage of $15. Which employee has a lower marginal cost of producing cleaned floor area for the firm? Group of answer choices a. Cannot determine with the information given b. Employee A c. they have the same MC d. Employee B

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A cleaning company specializes in cleaning floors. Their output is measured in square feet of floor completely cleaned. Employee A can clean 215 ft2 floor per hour and has an hourly wage of $17. Employee B can clean 180 ft2 floor per hour and has an hourly wage of $15.

Which employee has a lower marginal cost of producing cleaned floor area for the firm?

Group of answer choices

a. Cannot determine with the information given

b. Employee A

c. they have the same MC

d. Employee B

 

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