We say that the demand for labor is a derived demand because
A. labor is hired using the MRP = MRC rule.
B. the forces of supply and demand do not apply directly to labor markets.
C. we demand the product that labor helps produce rather than labor service per se.
D. labor is a necessary input in the production of every good or service.
Answer: C
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A. supply of labor to the XYZ-TV Company decreases. B. supply of labor to the XYZ-TV Company increases. C. demand for labor by the XYZ-TV Company decreases. D. demand for labor by the XYZ-TV Company increases.
A rightward shift of the labor demand curve during a recession due to a government policy leads to ________ if wages are flexible
A) a fall in prices B) a decrease in real wages C) a fall in interest rates D) an increase in employment
If there are 1,000 rutabaga farms, all perfectly competitive, an increase in the price of fertilizer used for growing rutabagas will
A) have no effect on the total quantity of rutabagas supplied, because no farm has enough market power to raise the price. B) have no effect on the total quantity of rutabagas supplied, because each farm's supply curve is a vertical line. C) decrease the total quantity of rutabagas supplied, because each farm's supply curve shifts leftward. D) reduce the total quantity of rutabagas supplied, because each farm's supply curve is a horizontal line and will shift upward.
The multiplier means that the response to monetary policy is completed immediately.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)