A firm requires 96 units of good Q. The firm can only hire one worker to produce these 96 units. The firm pays its worker a fixed wage. The worker’s production function is Q(e) = 24e The worker’s effort cost function is C(e) = 4e² The worker gets 0 if unemployed. Treat the good as continuous. Assume the firms pay the lowest fixed wage it can. What wage does it pay?

A firm requires 96 units of good Q. The firm can only hire one worker to produce these 96 units. The firm pays its worker a fixed wage. The worker’s production function is Q(e) = 24e The worker’s effort cost function is C(e) = 4e² The worker gets 0 if unemployed. Treat the good as continuous. Assume the firms pay the lowest fixed wage it can. What wage does it pay?

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