Consider a simple demand-and-supply model of a competitive labour market in a small town. The demand and supply curves for labour are given by Demand: w=22-3LD Supply: w=4+3LS where w is the wage ($ per hour) and L is the number of hours of employment (measured in thousands of hours per month). a. Use the line drawing tool to plot the demand and supply curves in the graph at the right. Use points with labour hours value of 0 and 5 to draw the lines. Label the lines properly. Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects. Wage ($ per hour) 24- 22+ 20- 18+ 16- 14- 12+ 10+ 8- 6- 4- 0 Labour Market + D 4 1 2 3 Labour (thousands of hours per month) 5 Q

Consider a simple demand-and-supply model of a competitive labour market in a small town. The demand and supply curves for labour are given by Demand: w=22-3LD Supply: w=4+3LS where w is the wage ($ per hour) and L is the number of hours of employment (measured in thousands of hours per month). a. Use the line drawing tool to plot the demand and supply curves in the graph at the right. Use points with labour hours value of 0 and 5 to draw the lines. Label the lines properly. Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects. Wage ($ per hour) 24- 22+ 20- 18+ 16- 14- 12+ 10+ 8- 6- 4- 0 Labour Market + D 4 1 2 3 Labour (thousands of hours per month) 5 Q

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Chapter30: The Labor Market

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