tarting from an initial optimal level of employment and output with well-behaved isoquants. Draw the effect of a decline in the price of labor (horizontal axis), where the substitution effect on capital is larger than the scale effect. Clearly highlight the expansion path in this case and label whats neccessary.

tarting from an initial optimal level of employment and output with well-behaved isoquants. Draw the effect of a decline in the price of labor (horizontal axis), where the substitution effect on capital is larger than the scale effect. Clearly highlight the expansion path in this case and label whats neccessary.

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