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The following table describes the supply of mushrooms in a local market where from 1-8 mushroom hunters find mushrooms on public land and sell them

The following table describes the supply of mushrooms in a local market where from 1-8 mushroom hunters find mushrooms on public land and sell them at $20/kg. The opportunity cost of the mushroom hunters is valued at $15/hour

** If the mushroom hunters were all employed by a single company, how many would that company employ, given the company seeks to maximize its profit?

#mushroom hunters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
#mushrooms collected (kg) 10 18 25 30 34 37 39 40
Total revenue @$20/kg 200 360 500 600 680 740 780 800
Total wages@$15/hour 120 240 360 480 600 720 840 960
Total revenue -total wages 80 120 140 120 80 20 -60 -160
(Total revenue -total wages)/person 80 60 46.67 30 16 3.333 -8.571 -20

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