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Chapter 11, Problem 19SQ
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The MFC curve of the monopolist.
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The more elastic the labour supply is, the smaller the wage paid by a monopsonist. True or False?
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A monopsonist's demand for labor can be written as VMPE = 40 – 0.005ED. Labor is supplied to the firm according to w = 5 + 0.01ES. Thus, the firm's marginal cost of hiring workers when it hires off of this supply schedule is MCE = 5 + 0.02ES.
A. How much labor does the monopsony firm hire and at what wage when there is no minimum wage?
B. How much labor does the monopsony firm hire and at what wage when it must pay a minimum wage of $25?
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- Table 14.13 shows information from the supply curve for labor for a monopsonist, that is, the wage rate required at each level of employment. What is the monopsonists marginal cost of labor at each level of employment? If each unit of labors marginal revenue product is 13, what is the firms profit maximizing level of employment and wage?arrow_forwardConsider a monopsonist that hires 4.28 units of labor at a wage of 19.26. If the marginal value placed on the last worker hired is 41.22 a.) what is the elasticity of labor supply for this monopsonist?arrow_forwardFirm Alpha is a monopsonist in the labor market. The firm’s marginal value of labor is MVL = 105 - 3L. The labor supply is LS = 0.5w. The monopsonist uses its market power to maximize its own profit. The monopsonist hires L= workers and pays a wage w=. The deadweight loss in this market is DWL=.arrow_forward
- (C) Suppose the firm only produces good X and that the price of good Y, a substitute good, decreases. What will happen to the optimal quantity of labor the firm will hire? Explain. (d) If the labor market were a monopsony, would the monopsonist hire more, fewer, or the same number of workers as Que to maximize its profit?arrow_forwardDraw a graph to represent the optimal hiring decision of the Halifax Regional School Board (a monopsonist). This is a conceptual problem where you must draw and clearly label your axes to earn maximum points. Show the HRBS's optimal wage and employment level too. 2B. Now using the same graph or a neatly reproduced version of A – show what you would be the wage and employment level in perfect competition. If you believe monopsony generates a deadweight loss, don't forget to highlight this area in your graph. Lastly, what would be the effects of a minimum wage on HRSB's employment and wage level?arrow_forwardQuestion 4 True/False: The supply curve for labor that a monopsonist faces is the supply curve for the industry. Group of answer choices True Falsearrow_forward
- In order to hire additional laborers, a monopsony must A. do nothing. B. advertise for the labor. C. raise the wage rate. D. lower the supply of labor.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements is true? a. A monopsony is the only employer of a factor of production. b. A monopsony will pay workers a higher wage and employ fewer workers than a competitive labor market. c. A monopsony has a marginal factor cost curve which lies below its supply curve of labor. d. Unions are becoming a greater influence in American labor markets.arrow_forwardAssume a firm is a monopsonist that can hire its first worker for $6 but must increase the wage rate by $3 to attract each successive worker. Draw the firm’s labor supply and marginal resource cost curves and explain their relationships to one another. On the same graph, plot the labor demand data of question 2. What are the equilibrium wage rate and level of employment? Why do these differ from your answer to question 9?arrow_forward
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