The Demand for Labor of a Perfectly Competitive Producer

question 174

Multiple Choice

The demand for labor of a perfectly competitive producer:

• A) is perfectly elastic at the going wage rate.
• B) is downward sloping because prices fall when the producer increases output.
• C) is downward sloping because of diminishing marginal productivity.
• D) is downward sloping because prices fall when the producer increases output and because of diminishing marginal productivity.

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T-Account

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