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Suppose a person's utility for leisure (L)and consumption (Y)can be expressed as U = Y + L0.5.Show what happens to the person's labor supply curve when the income tax is cut from 70 percent to 30 percent.Denote hours worked as H and wage per hour as w.
Opportunity Cost
The value of the next best alternative that is foregone when a decision is made to choose one option over another.
Leisure Time
Free time in which an individual is not working, is not engaged in compulsory activities, and can choose activities for relaxation, enjoyment, or other personal development.
Labor Market
The supply of available workers in relation to available work, and the dynamics of wages, employment, and income.
Households
Entities comprising one or more persons who live together and make joint decisions about consumption and other aspects of their lives; considered a basic unit in economics for analysis of consumption patterns.
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