Question

Joe Fixit has an appliance-repair business. He has more business than he can handle and wants to hire another repair person. Joe estimates that three appliances can be repaired each hour by a qualified person. Joe bills out labor at $45 per hour, but he stipulates that the minimum charge for appliance-repair estimates is $30 plus parts. What is the marginal revenue product of a qualified repair person

Answer 1

Answer:

The marignal revenue that another worker would bring to Joe under these circumstances is $90.

If joe hires a new worker, the worker can repair 3 appliances per hour, and the mininum charge for appliance-repair is $30 plus parts. The marignal revenue is:

$30 x 3 appliances = $90

Because wages are equal to the marginal product of labor, the maximum amount that Joe would pay to a new person is $90.