In a Perfectly Competitive Environment,the Height of the Market Labor

question 16

Multiple Choice

In a perfectly competitive environment,the height of the market labor supply curve at any given number of labor hours indicates:

• A)the total cost of employing that number of hours in the given occupation
• B)the marginal cost of employing the first hour of labor
• C)the value of the alternative activity in which the marginal hour might otherwise be used
• D)the maximum wage employers would be willing to pay to attract additional labor

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