Assume 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 (so that the second worker must be paid $9, the third $12, and so on). The marginal revenue product of labor is given in the table below. Marginal Revenue Product Units of Labor 1 $30 2 24 3 18 es 4 15 12 10 a. Draw the firm's labor supply and marginal resource cost curves. Instructions: (1) Use the tool provided 'Ls' to draw the labor supply curve (plot 6 points total). (2) Then use the tool provided 'MRP' to draw the marginal revenue product curve (plot 6 points total). (3) Finally, use the tool provided 'MRC' to draw the marginal resource cost curve (plot 6 points total). To earn full credit for this graph, you must plot all required points for each curve.

Assume 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 (so that the second worker must be paid $9, the third $12, and so on). The marginal revenue product of labor is given in the table below. Marginal Revenue Product Units of Labor 1 $30 2 24 3 18 es 4 15 12 10 a. Draw the firm's labor supply and marginal resource cost curves. Instructions: (1) Use the tool provided 'Ls' to draw the labor supply curve (plot 6 points total). (2) Then use the tool provided 'MRP' to draw the marginal revenue product curve (plot 6 points total). (3) Finally, use the tool provided 'MRC' to draw the marginal resource cost curve (plot 6 points total). To earn full credit for this graph, you must plot all required points for each curve.

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