Fill out this chart to show the MPP = marginal physical product and the MRP = marginal revenue product MRP = (MPP)*(P of the good) # workers Output per hour MPP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 5 15 23 29 33 35
Fill out this chart to show the MPP = marginal physical product and the MRP = marginal revenue product MRP = (MPP)*(P of the good) # workers Output per hour MPP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 5 15 23 29 33 35
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![SHORT-RUN PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS:
Assume a good is produced in perfect competition and the PRICE of the good = $2.
Fill out this chart to show the MPP = marginal physical product and the MRP = marginal revenue product
# workers Output per hour MPP
MRP (MPP)*(P of the good)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0
5
15
23
29
33
35
Suppose the market wage is $12 per hour. At this wage, what is the profit maximizing number of workers that should be
hired.
PERFECTLY COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKETS:
What are the basic characteristics of a perfectly competitive labor market.
Draw a graph of a sample employer and the entire labor market in a perfectly competitive labor market. Label the Qof
labor hired and the wage on each graph.
If there is a minimum wage in a perfectly competitive labor market, what would happen to the # of workers hired?
Why?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F05a4610b-e1ad-4971-8c84-5c4ee8eb3bb9%2F48ac57cc-e811-4ceb-bf63-0fc856154969%2Fpxnebls_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:SHORT-RUN PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS:
Assume a good is produced in perfect competition and the PRICE of the good = $2.
Fill out this chart to show the MPP = marginal physical product and the MRP = marginal revenue product
# workers Output per hour MPP
MRP (MPP)*(P of the good)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0
5
15
23
29
33
35
Suppose the market wage is $12 per hour. At this wage, what is the profit maximizing number of workers that should be
hired.
PERFECTLY COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKETS:
What are the basic characteristics of a perfectly competitive labor market.
Draw a graph of a sample employer and the entire labor market in a perfectly competitive labor market. Label the Qof
labor hired and the wage on each graph.
If there is a minimum wage in a perfectly competitive labor market, what would happen to the # of workers hired?
Why?
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