Suppose that a union successfully negotiated a 10 percent wage increase and the quantity of labor demanded decreased by 10 percent. Given a fixed labor demand curve, we can conclude that:
A. the labor demand curve is upsloping.
B. labor demand is elastic.
C. labor demand is unit-elastic.
D. the coefficient of elasticity of labor demand is less than 1.
Answer: C
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Which of the following is true? a. At the natural rate of unemployment, the economy is considered to be at full employment
b. At full employment, the economy is producing at its potential output. c. If unemployment is greater than its natural rate, the economy is producing at less than its potential output. d. All of the above are true.
An increase in fixed cost will, in the long run, alter the industry output of
a. both a monopolist and a competitive industry. b. only a monopolist. c. only a competitive industry. d. neither a monopolist nor a competitive industry.