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ECON MICRO (with MindTap, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card) (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
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Author: William A. McEachern
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 4P

A

To determine

the demand for labor is determined by whom, their goals and the criteria used by them for achieving that goal.

Concept Introduction:

Economic Decision makers: this refers to the act of determining on the difficulties of the economy and the individuals who make the judgment.

Demand for labor: this is a concept that defines the amount of demand for labor that an economy or firm is willing to employ at a given point of time.

Supply of labor: the number of hours each individual is willing to supply at a given wage rate

Derived demand: this describes the demand of a good or service which is a consequence of the demand for something else.

B

To determine

The Supply of labor is determined by whom, their goals and the criteria used by them for achieving that goal.

Concept Introduction:

Economic Decision makers: this refers to the act of determining on the difficulties of the economy and the individuals who make the judgment.

Demand for labor: this is a concept that defines the amount of demand for labor that an economy or firm is willing to employ at a given point of time.

Supply of labor: the number of hours each individual is willing to supply at a given wage rate

Derived demand: this describes the demand of a good or service which is a consequence of the demand for something else.

C

To determine

The case when demand for labor is considered as a derived demand.

Concept Introduction:

Economic Decision makers: this refers to the act of determining on the difficulties of the economy and the individuals who make the judgment.

Demand for labor: this is a concept that defines the amount of demand for labor that an economy or firm is willing to employ at a given point of time.

Supply of labor: the number of hours each individual is willing to supply at a given wage rate

Derived demand: this describes the demand of a good or service which is a consequence of the demand for something else.

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(Resource Demand and Supply) Answer each of the following questions about the labor market: a. Which economic decision-makers determine the demand for labor? What is their goal, and what decision criteria do they use in trying to reach that goal? b. Which economic decision-makers determine the supply of labor? What is their goal and what decision criteria do they use in trying to reach that goal? c. In what sense is the demand for labor a derived demand?
3. (Nonwage Determinants of Labor Supply) Suppose that two jobs are exactly the same except that one is per- formed in an air-conditioned workplace. How could you measure the value workers attach to such a job amenity?
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