Profit-maximizing hiring rule: A firm should hire additional units of an input until MRP equals MFC (or the wage in a competitive labor market).
How to apply it: Use MRP = W to find the optimal number of workers, just as MR = MC determines optimal output.
Course: AP Microeconomics · Unit: Factor Markets
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