Consider the Labor Market for Computer Programmers

question 262

Multiple Choice

Consider the labor market for computer programmers. Because of the dot.com boom in the late 1990s, a lot of workers went to school to learn how to write computer code for one of thousands of new dot.com companies. However, when these computer programming students graduated, the dot.com bust took place. The dot.com bust decreased the value of the marginal product of computer programmers. Holding all else equal, what effect did these two circumstances have on the equilibrium wage in the labor market for computer programmers?

• A)The equilibrium wage increased.
• B)The equilibrium wage decreased.
• C)The equilibrium wage did not change.
• D)It is not possible to determine what happens to the equilibrium wage.

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Definitions:

Product Costs

Costs that are incurred to create a product that includes direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.

Period Costs

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production process and are expensed in the period they are incurred.

Variable Cost

Expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business such as costs of goods sold, raw materials, and labor expenses.

Fixed Manufacturing Cost

Costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production, such as rent, salaries, and maintenance expenses.