Walmart employs the majority of people in small rural town. It's demand for labor is given by QD=100-2P. The supply of labor is given by Qs=3P. If the labor market functioned as a competitive market, the wage rate (the price of labor) would be people would be employed, and the producer surplus would be

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Walmart employs the majority of people in small rural town. It's demand for labor is given by QD=100-2P. The
supply of labor is given by Qs=3P.
If the labor market functioned as a competitive market, the wage rate (the price of labor) would be
people would be employed, and the producer surplus would be
Transcribed Image Text:Walmart employs the majority of people in small rural town. It's demand for labor is given by QD=100-2P. The supply of labor is given by Qs=3P. If the labor market functioned as a competitive market, the wage rate (the price of labor) would be people would be employed, and the producer surplus would be
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