At what point will a profit-maximizing firm decide to hire additional labor?

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Published
1 Jun 2019
Last updated
28 May 2026

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A firm aiming to maximize profit will continue employing labor until the cost of hiring an additional worker (marginal cost) is equal to the extra output produced by that worker (marginal product). This ensures that the cost of labor is justified by the value of the output generated.

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