gros profit per unit not including labour cost- $100 # Workers Output 1 20 2 36 3 48 4 56 5 60 6 62 If the wage rate is $1,000 a week, how many workers should the factory hire? If a surge in popularity for the factory’s brand allows them to raise the product price such that the gross profit rises to $150, how many workers will the factory hire now? Calculate the number of garments produced in each of the two cases above.

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gros profit per unit not including labour cost- $100

# Workers Output
1 20
2 36
3 48
4 56
5 60
6 62

If the wage rate is $1,000 a week, how many workers should the factory hire?

If a surge in popularity for the factory’s brand allows them to raise the product price such that the gross profit rises to $150, how many workers will the factory hire now?

Calculate the number of garments produced in each of the two cases above.

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