Gold mining is very dangerous and firms often buy specialized safety equipment to make the job safer. The first graph shows the labor market for gold miners and the second graph shows the marginal cost (MC) for the firm for safety equipment. For each unit of safety equipment that the firm buys, they can reduce the premium they pay to their laborers by 10% of the wage in the labor market. 1. Show the effect of an increase in worker productivity by shifting the appropriate curve in the first graph. 2. In the second graph, show the effect of the change in gold miner wages on the marginal benefit of the safety equipment by placing the two marginal benefit (MB) curves appropriately.

Gold mining is very dangerous and firms often buy specialized safety equipment to make the job safer. The first graph shows the labor market for gold miners and the second graph shows the marginal cost (MC) for the firm for safety equipment. For each unit of safety equipment that the firm buys, they can reduce the premium they pay to their laborers by 10% of the wage in the labor market. 1. Show the effect of an increase in worker productivity by shifting the appropriate curve in the first graph. 2. In the second graph, show the effect of the change in gold miner wages on the marginal benefit of the safety equipment by placing the two marginal benefit (MB) curves appropriately.

Microeconomics: Principles & Policy

14th Edition

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Author:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow

Publisher:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow

Chapter22: Contemporary Issues In The U.s. Economy

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