Consider Live Happley Fields, a small player in the strawberry business whose production has no individual effect on wages and prices. Live Happley's production schedule for strawberries is given in the following table:
Consider Live Happley Fields, a small player in the strawberry business whose production has no individual effect on wages and prices. Live Happley's production schedule for strawberries is given in the following table:
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider Live Happley Fields, a small player in the strawberry business whose production has no individual effect on wages and prices. Live Happley's
production schedule for strawberries is given in the following table:
Labour
Output
(Number of workers) (Kilograms of strawberries)
17
3
24
4
30
35
Suppose that the market wage for strawberry pickers is $100 per worker per day, and the price of strawberries is $18 per kilogram.
On the following graph, use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot Live Happley's labour demand curve when the output price is $18 per kilogram.
Note: Remember to plot each point between the two integers. For example, when the number of workers increases from 0 to 1, the marginal revenue
product of labour for the first worker should be plotted with a horizontal coordinate of 0.5, the value halfway between 0 and 1. Line segments will
automatically connect the points.
200
180
Demand P = $18
180
140
120
Demand P = $14
100
80
60
40
20
WAGE (Dollars per worker)
9,

Transcribed Image Text:200
180
Demand P = $18
180
140
120
Demand P = $14
100
80
60
40
20
2
3
LABOUR (Number of workers)
1 worker
At the given wage and price level, Live Happley should hire
2, 3, 4, or 5 workers
Suppose that the price of strawberries decreases to $14 per kilogram, but the wage rate remains at $100.
On the previous graph, use the purple points (diamond symbol) to plot Live Happley's labour demand curve when the output price is $14 per kilogram.
1,2,3,4,5
Now Live Happley should hire Workers
when the output price is $14 per kilogram.
Assuming that all strawberry-producing firms have similar production schedules, a decrease in the price of strawberries will cause the
demand for strawberry pickers to decrease
supply of
increase
Suppose that wages decrease to $90 due to a decreased demand for workers in this market. Assuming that the price of strawberries remains at $14
per kilogram, Live Happley will now hire 1,2,3,4,5 workers
WAGE (Dollars per worker)
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