The University of Zambia Department of Economics ECN 4135: LABOUR ECONOMICS QUIZ 1 (50 marks) Date: Friday 30th July, 2021 Time Allowed: 20 minutes Surname:……………………First name..……………………Comp :……………………. Each day on a stretch of privately owned coastline (Crab Bay) a type of crab comes ashore with the tide in search of food. These crabs are much sought after in local restaurants but are not easy to catch. A diving club approaches the owner of Crab Bay and presents him with data on the average number of crabs the club could catch daily with different numbers of divers, i.e. average productivity of divers (Hint: show all necessary computation and be clear in your decision rule) Number of Average divers productivity of divers (Number of crabs) 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 5 7 6 6 7 5 8 4 9 3 10 2 The diving club charges K12 per day per diver and the owner can sell his crabs for K10 each. Requires: 1) If the owner wishes to maximise profit (Revenue – Divers’ costs), how many divers should he hire per day? 2) Calculate what will be his daily profit?