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ECON: MICRO4 (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781285423548
Author: William A. McEachern
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 4.6PA

A

To determine

from the graph identify the equilibrium wage rate, the employment level, the opportunity cost and the economic rent.

Concept Introduction:

Economic Rent: the extra amount earned by a resource (e.g. land, capital, or labor) by the quality of its current use

Opportunity Cost: the next best alternative forgone when making a decision between choices

Equilibrium wage rate: the intersection of demand and supply of labor

Demand for labor: this is a concept that defines the amount of demand for labor that an economy or firm is willing to employ at a given point of time.

B

To determine

the demand for labor, new equilibrium wage rate, employment level, Economic rent and opportunity cost in case there is an increase in the price of a substitute resource.

Concept Introduction:

Economic Rent: the extra amount earned by a resource (e.g. land, capital, or labor) by the quality of its current use

Opportunity Cost: the next best alternative forgone when making a decision between choices

Equilibrium wage rate: the intersection of demand and supply of labor

Demand for labor: this is a concept that defines the amount of demand for labor that an economy or firm is willing to employ at a given point of time.

C

To determine

The effect on the demand for labor when demand for the final product decreases, the new equilibrium wage rate and employment level and to determine whether there is a change in the economic rent and opportunity cost

Concept Introduction:

Economic Rent: the extra amount earned by a resource (e.g. land, capital, or labor) by the quality of its current use

Opportunity Cost: the next best alternative forgone when making a decision between choices

Equilibrium wage rate: the intersection of demand and supply of labor

Demand for labor: this is a concept that defines the amount of demand for labor that an economy or firm is willing to employ at a given point of time.

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