In the Short Run, the Demand for Labour for a Competitive

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the short run, the demand for labour for a competitive firm is:

• A) the marginal product of labour curve.
• B) perfectly inelastic at the market wage.
• C) the value of the marginal product curve.
• D) the downward sloping portion of the value of the marginal product curve.
• E) perfectly elastic at the market wage.

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