Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)
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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 3PA
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Experience and wages.
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6. Plotting the supply of labor
In Lexington, 90 people are willing to spend an hour working as pizza makers for an hourly wage of $10. For each additional $5 that the wage
increases above $10, an additional 30 people are willing to spend an hour working.
For hourly wages of $10, $15, $20, $25, and $30, plot the daily labor supply curve for pizza makers on the following graph.
WAGE (Dollars per hour)
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LABOR (Number of workers)
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Supply
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To what extent are flexible work arrangements a positive for workers? For employers?
Explain how decrease in non-labor income might affect the optimal labor supply decision? Use graphs.
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