Relative to a competitive labor market, monopsony

A) is also efficient.
B) creates a deadweight loss because it pays an excessive wage.
C) creates a deadweight loss because the wage is below the marginal revenue product of labor.
D) creates a deadweight loss because the wage is above the marginal revenue product of labor.

C

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Assume the market is in equilibrium in the graph shown at demand D and supply S1. If the supply curve shifts to S2, and a new equilibrium is reached, equilibrium quantity will increase from 4 to 4.5 units. Which of the following is true?



A. Producer surplus increases by $3.00.
B. Producer surplus decreases by $8.50.
C. Producer surplus increases by $7.50.
D. Producer surplus decreases by $16.

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