Suppose a firm is hiring resources l and m under purely competitive conditions to produce product Y, which sells for $2 in a purely competitive market. The prices of l and m are $10 and $4, respectively. In equilibrium, the MPs of l and m, respectively, are

A) 1 and 1.
B) 2 and 5.
C) 10 and 4.
D) 5 and 2.

Equilibrium

A state in a market where the quantity demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, leading to a stable price.

MPs

Members of Parliament, elected officials who represent constituencies and have legislative responsibilities in the national government.

Purely Competitive Conditions

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, where each seller offers an identical product, leading to price taken as given by individual sellers due to the market's competition.