Suppose There Is a Competitive Market for Retail Workers at a Large

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose there is a competitive market for retail workers at a large shopping mall that is large enough to constitute its own labour market.The labour demand curve is QD = 1000 - 20(w) .The labour supply curve is QS = 400 + 40(w) .Suppose that a union now successfully organizes the workers at this mall and obtains a wage rate of $11 (but does not affect the demand curve) .The number of workers employed after unionization is

• A)1000.
• B)880.
• C)780.
• D)400.
• E)Not determinable from the information provided.