The size of the reduction in quantity of labor hired by a firm due to an increase in the wage rate depends upon all of the following except:
a. what percentage of total costs are made up of labor costs.
b. how much quantity demanded in the output market will be reduced by a higher price.
c. the capital to labor ratio before the wage increase.
d. how easily other inputs can be substituted for labor.
c
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If an individual deposits an amount at a compound interest rate of r% per year for a time period of T years, then:
A) Future Value = (1 - r)T × (Original Principal). B) Future Value = (1 + r)/T × (Original Principal). C) Future Value = (1 - r)/T × (Original Principal). D) Future Value = (1 + r)T × (Original Principal).
In the long run, a perfectly competitive market produces at ________, whereas the monopolistic competitive firm does not
A) the output at which the lowest average total cost of production is reached B) an output level at which positive economic profits exist C) zero economic profits D) the point at which MR = MC=ATC