Question 1 Define the output gap and explain in detail the relationship between the output gap and the rate of unemployment in the long and in the short run. Use graphs or sketches of graphs to support your answer.

● Suppose government mandates required firms to make 'safety expenditures' on behalf of workers that did not improve labor productivity. Describe the scale and substitution effects these mandates would have in the labor market.

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Question 8 0/48 answered Time Rema R Consider the table, which represents the short-run relationship between the number of units of labor hired and the amount of output produced while holding the amount of capital fixed. The marginal product of the second worker hired is: Labor Input Total Output 0 0 Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer. Q Search a 20 units of output b 10 units of output C 18 units of output d 19 units of output 16 144 no f10 f11 ►11 144 f12 + 1 20 2 38 3 54 4 66 ins prt sc delete home

In the short run, the owner of a firm should continue to hire additional units of labor until: a. the price of the product is equal to the wage rate divided by the marginal product of labor. b. the wage rate is equal to the price of the product multiplied by the marginal product of labor. c. the marginal product of labor is equal to the wage rate divided by the product price. d. Both a and c are correct. e. All of the above are correct.

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