When the marginal productivity of labor decreases, the demand curve for labor in a perfectly competitive market
A. does not change.
B. becomes steeper.
C. shifts to the left.
D. shifts to the right.
Answer: C
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The demand for money curve is drawn with
A) the interest rate on the vertical axis and the curve sloping down. B) the interest rate on the vertical axis and the curve sloping up. C) nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the vertical axis and the curve sloping up. D) nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the horizontal axis and the curve sloping down.
A firm currently has 5 workers each paid $15 per hour. If it decides to hire a 6th worker, the hourly wage increases to $18 for all workers. The 6th worker is expected to contribute to around $40 worth of output. Based on this information, the firm should
a. Hire the 6th worker since MR>MC
b. Not hire the 6th worker since MR>MC
c. Not hire the workers since MR
If real GDP per person is above the subsistence level then, according to classical growth theory,
A) the population will increase. B) the standard of living will continue to improve. C) the population will decrease. D) labor productivity will increase. E) more technological advances occur.
If your income goes up by 2% and, in response, the quantity demanded of good x falls by 3%, the good x can be considered
a. An inferior good b. A normal good c. A public good d. A private good