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Transcribed Image Text:Note: Remember to plot each point between the two integers. For example, when the number of workers increases from 0 to 1, the marginal revenue
product of labour for the first worker should be plotted with a horizontal coordinate of 0.5, the value halfway between 0 and 1. Line segments will
automatically connect the points.
er worker)
WAGE (Dollars
300
270
240
210
180
150
120
90
60
30
0
0
1
3
LABOUR (Number of workers)
2
At the given wage and price level, Live Happley should hire
Demand P = $15
Now Live Happley should hire
Demand P = $13
?
Suppose that the price of strawberries decreases to $13 per kilogram, but the wage rate remains at $200.
On the previous graph, use the purple points (diamond symbol) to plot Live Happley's labour demand curve when the output price is $13 per kilogram.
▾ when the output price is $13 per kilogram.
Assuming that all strawberry-producing firms have similar production schedules, a decrease in the price of strawberries will cause the
strawberry pickers to
Suppose that wages decrease to $150 due to a decreased demand for workers in this market. Assuming that the price of strawberries remains at $13
per kilogram, Live Happley will now hire

Transcribed Image Text:Consider Live Happley Fields, a small player in the strawberry business whose production has no individual effect on wages and prices. Live Happley's
production schedule for strawberries is given in the following table:
Labour
Output
(Number of workers) (Kilograms of strawberries)
0
0
1
16
30
42
52
60
2
3
4
5
Suppose that the market wage for strawberry pickers is $200 per worker per day, and the price of strawberries is $15 per kilogram.
On the following graph, use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot Live Happley's labour demand curve when the output price is $15 per kilogram.
Note: Remember to plot each point between the two integers. For example, when the number of workers increases from 0 to 1, the marginal revenue
product of labour for the first worker should be plotted with a horizontal coordinate of 0.5, the value halfway between and 1. Line segments will
automatically connect the points.
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