Raphael's Performance Pizza is a small restaurant in San Diego that sells gluten-free pizzas. Raphael's very tiny kitchen has barely enough room for the four ovens in which his workers bake the pizzas. Raphael signed a lease obligating him to pay the rent for the four ovens for the next year. Because of this, and because Raphael's kitchen cannot fit more than four ovens, Raphael cannot change the number of ovens he uses in his production of pizzas in the short run.

However, Raphael's decision regarding how many workers to use can vary from Raphael lets them know how many workers he needs for each day of the week. week to week because his workers tend to be students. Each Monday,
In the short run, these workers are _________ inputs, and the ovens are ________ inputs.

Respuesta :

Answer:

In the short run, these workers are VARIABLE inputs, and the ovens are FIXED inputs.

Explanation:

Workers are variable inputs since Raphael can decide to change the number of employees hired every week or every certain period of time. On the other hand, the number of ovens cannot change immediately since Rapheal would need to move to some other place in order to increase the number of ovens.