Suppose That a Monopsonist Increases the Number of Workers Hired

question 56

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a monopsonist increases the number of workers hired from 10 to 11.If the market wage increases from $10 per worker to $11 per worker, the marginal factor cost for the eleventh worker is:

• A) $11.
• B) $21.
• C) $100.
• D) $121.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity of Demand

An indicator of the responsiveness of demand for a product to variations in its price, demonstrating how sensitive the quantity of the product demanded is to price fluctuations.

Advertising Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how advertising expenditures influence the quantity demanded of a product or service.

Price Elasticity of Demand

Measures how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in its price, with higher elasticity indicating greater sensitivity to price changes.

Marginal Cost of Production

The increase in total production cost that arises from producing one additional unit of a good or service.