Marginal factor cost (MFC): The additional cost of hiring one more unit of an input. In a competitive labor market, MFC equals the wage.
How to apply it: Apply the hiring rule: a profit-maximizing firm hires inputs until MRP = MFC.
Course: AP Microeconomics · Unit: Factor Markets
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