Using the following information to complete questions 8 - 11.
Top-It-Off Inc. produces gold pen and pencil sets for executives' desks. Revenue and labor productivity data are given in the following table. The components cost $15.00. The wage rate is constant at $7.50 per hour.
-Given the above information, what is the Net Marginal Revenue?
A) 62.5, 44.5, 22.5, 15, 2.5, -1
B) 70, 52, 30 22.50, 10, 6.5
C) 77.5, 59.5, 37.5, 30, 17.5, 14
D) 85, 67, 45, 37.50, 25, 21.50
E) 90, 45, 28, 26.5, 10, 2.6

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Using the following information to complete questions 8 - 11.
Top-It-Off Inc. produces gold pen and pencil sets for executives' desks. Revenue and labor productivity data are given in the following table. The components cost $15.00. The wage rate is constant at $7.50 per hour. 
-Given the above information, what is the Net Marginal Revenue?
A) 62.5, 44.5, 22.5, 15, 2.5, -1 
B) 70, 52, 30 22.50, 10, 6.5 
C) 77.5, 59.5, 37.5, 30, 17.5, 14 
D) 85, 67, 45, 37.50, 25, 21.50 
E) 90, 45, 28, 26.5, 10, 2.6

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate net marginal revenue, we need to take the difference between the revenue and the cost, and divide that by the change in labor input. The labor input is measured in hours, and we can see from the table that the change in hours is 50.

For each row in the table, the net marginal revenue is calculated as follows:

Row 1: ($200 - $15 - (4*$7.50)) / 50 = $4.70
Row 2: ($300 - $15 - (6*$7.50)) / 50 = $5.40
Row 3: ($400 - $15 - (8*$7.50)) / 50 = $6.10
Row 4: ($450 - $15 - (10*$7.50)) / 50 = $6.50
Row 5: ($475 - $15 - (12*$7.50)) / 50 = $6.90
Row 6: ($485 - $15 - (14*$7.50)) / 50 = $7.10

The best choice is B, as it contains the correct values for net marginal revenue.

Using the Following Information to Complete Questions 8 - 11