Suppose the labor supply equation is L = (W/3) - (4/3). The wage rate is initially 5. What is the amount of producer surplus here?

What will be an ideal response?

Putting in a wage of 5 gives L* = 1/3. Therefore, the producer surplus is (1/2)(1/3)(1) = 1/6.

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