Consider a profit-maximizing cotton candy firm that operates in a perfectly competitive output and labor market. Suppose there is a decrease in the price of good X, and the cross-price elasticity of demand for cotton candy with respect to good X is positive. How does this impact: a. the wage paid to cotton candy workers b. the amount of labor hired by the cotton candy firm? Explain and show using well-labelled graphs.

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