For a monopsonist, marginal factor cost exceeds the wage rate since

A) more workers have to be paid the prevailing wage rate.
B) the supply of labor is perfectly elastic.
C) when new workers are hired the wage rate must be increased for all workers and not just for the additional workers.
D) the labor demand is downward sloping.


C

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What will be an ideal response?

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Refer to Figure 3.1. If one of the graphs represents the total benefit of an activity, which other graph best represents the marginal benefit of the activity?



B. B

C. C

D. D

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