What can the firm do to increase profits?

Economics For Today
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Suppose the following table gives the quantity of labor, offered wage, and marginal revenue product of labor for Company X.

Labor (hours) Wage ($/hour) MRP
16 12 -
17 18 170
18 24 154
19 30 138
20 36 122

 

What can the firm do to increase profits?

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