If a minimum wage is set above the free-market equilibrium wage in a competitive labour market, the labour market will experience an increase in wages and employment will decrease. employment will increase. employment will remain the same. there is an unpredictable effect on employment. there will be no unemployment.

The labor supply is perfectly inelastic with LS = 5  and the labor demand is based on the competitive model. The marginal productivity is MPL = 10 – L where L is measured in hours worked. Each unit sells for a price of $4. What is the equilibrium wage in this labor market? $__/hr

Q2 Workers' skills in one industry do not affect the labor market in other industries. True False Q6 According to the segmented labor market theory, firms in competitive markets have no real incentive to eliminate the wage gap once it is established. False True Q8 The competitive labor market determines the equilibrium wage and employment on the basis of market supply and demand. False True Q9 State officeholders have an incentive to placate large public unions if they want to be re-elected. False True

The marginal product of labor (measured in units of output) for a certain firm is: MPN = A(100-N), where A measures productivity and N is the number of labor hours used in production. The price of output is $2 per unit. (Round all answers to two decimal places.) If A = 1 and the nominal wage is $80, the quantity of labor demanded will be 60 If A = 1 and the nominal wage is $100, the quantity of labor demanded will be 50 Assume that A is equal to 1. Using the line drawing tool, draw the labor demand curve from 0 to 100 units of labor. Properly label this line. Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects. If A = 1, the price of output is $4, and the supply of labor is fixed at 85, the equilibrium real wage is 15, and the equilibrium nominal wage is $60. C Real Wage, W/P 220- 200- 180- 160- 140- 120- 100- 80- 60- 40- 20- 0 (10,0) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 Labor, N ON