How will an increase in labor productivity affect equilibrium in the labor market? O The demand for labor will decrease because fewer workers will be needed to produce the same output. The equilibrium wage and quantity of labor will decrease. O The demand for jobs will increase and the equilibrium wage and quantity of labor will increase. O The supply of labor will increase and the equilibrium wage and quantity of labor will increase. O The demand for labor will increase and the equilibrium wage and quantity of labor will increase.

Economics: Labor Economics Question: 1 Labor demand and supply of a market are given by w = 32 - 5Ed and w = 4 + 2Es. Please show work for each part. a.What is the equilibrium employment in this market? [a] b.What is the equilibrium wage in this market? [b]   Question: 2 The marketplace is currently in equilibrium as indicated by the tangency condition shown below. Assume capital and labor are substitutes. Suppose technological improvements increase the productivity of capital but have no effect on the productivity of labor. In terms of its use of capital and labor what would you expect firms to do to re-establish equilibrium? (MPe/W) = (MPk/r)   Thank you for your help and support Instructor Agent!

LO LL 50 45 40 20 15 WAGE (Dollars per hour) 6. Plotting the supply of labor In Philadelphia, 180 people are willing to work an hour as hostesses if the wage is $20 per hour. For each additional $5 that the wage rises above $20, an additional 45 people are willing to work an hour. For wages of $20, $25, $30, $35, and $40 per hour, plot the daily labor supply curve for hostesses on the following graph. Supply 35 25 5. 06 135 180 225 270 315 405 450 LABOR (Number of workers) What is one explanation for why this labor supply curve is upward sloping? MacBook Pro #3 24 2. 4. R M B. N

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