TC = 500 + WL ( where TC is the Total Cost, 500 is the Fixed Cost, W is the wage and L is the Labor). What will be MC (Marginal Cost) if Q (Quantity / Output) from Q* (Quantity at Market Price) to 1.2Q*, given the workers' number increased from 5 to 8, however, wage rate remains the same at W=10. What will be the marginal productivity? If the market becomes a monopoly, what will happen to the market price, market quantity, and social welfare?

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TC = 500 + WL ( where TC is the Total Cost, 500 is the Fixed Cost, W is the wage and L is the Labor).

  1. What will be MC (Marginal Cost) if Q (Quantity / Output) from Q* (Quantity at Market Price) to 1.2Q*, given the workers' number increased from 5 to 8, however, wage rate remains the same at W=10.
  2. What will be the marginal productivity?
  3. If the market becomes a monopoly, what will happen to the market price, market quantity, and social welfare?
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