The labor demand curve of a firm
A. will shift to the left if the price of the product the labor is producing falls.
B. is perfectly elastic if the firm is selling its product in a purely competitive market.
C. reflects a direct relationship between the number of workers hired and the money wage rate.
D. is the same as its marginal product curve.
Answer: A. will shift to the left if the price of the product the labor is producing falls.
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