WAGE (Dollars per worker) 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 3 LABOR (Number of workers) 2 The profit-maximizing quantity of labor at the market wage is one worker Market Wage Rate two workers three workers four workers Demand five workers 0 ?
WAGE (Dollars per worker) 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 3 LABOR (Number of workers) 2 The profit-maximizing quantity of labor at the market wage is one worker Market Wage Rate two workers three workers four workers Demand five workers 0 ?
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Transcribed Image Text:WAGE (Dollars per worker)
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
1
3
LABOR (Number of workers)
2
The profit-maximizing quantity of labor at the market wage is
Market Wage Rate
one worker
two workers
three workers
four workers
Demand
five workers
?

Transcribed Image Text:2. Graphing demand for labor and computing the optimal quantity
Consider a company operating in a competitive market. The company sells units of output and receives a price of $30 per unit, and pays a daily
market wage of $375 to each worker it employs.
In the following table, complete the column for the value of the marginal product of labor (VMPL) at each quantity of workers.
Marginal Product of Labor
(Units of output)
Value of the Marginal Product of Labor
(Dollars)
Labor
(Number of workers)
0
1
2
3
4
5
Output
(Units of output)
0
16
31
45
56
64
16
15
14
11
8
On the following graph, use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot the firm's labor demand curve. Then, use the orange line (square symbols) to show
the wage rate. (Note: If you cannot place the wage rate at the level you want, move the two end points individually.)
Hint: Remember to plot each point halfway between the two integers. For example, when the number of workers increases from 0 to 1, the value of
the marginal product 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.
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