The Wage Rate

question 242

Multiple Choice

The wage rate.is the price of a unit of labor.What happens to the supply of labor if the wage rate increases?

• A)It increases.
• B)It decreases.
• C)It does not change.
• D)Uncertain-economic theory has no answer to this question.

Understand market dynamics and the effect of price changes on firm's production decisions.

Identify the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market structure.

Describe the importance of marginal revenue in determining the profit-maximizing level of production.

Understand the implications of producing at a level where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.

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