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Non- Labor Costs Labor Costs PURELY COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKET EQUILIBRIUM Labor Market S D = MRP WcWc (1000) Individual Firm S = MRC d = mrp WcWc Quantity of Labor Wage Rate (dollars) Quantity of Labor ($10) (5) $10 Includes Normal Profit
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Wage Rate (dollars) MRP S WmWm Quantity of Labor MRC QmQm MRP = MRC Q m units of labor hired MONOPSONISTIC LABOR MARKET
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Wage Rate (dollars) MRP S WmWm Quantity of Labor MRC WcWc QmQm QcQc The competitive solution would result in a higher wage and greater Employment. MONOPSONISTIC LABOR MARKET
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WuWu QuQu Wage Rate (dollars) D1D1 S Quantity of Labor WcWc QcQc D2D2...by increasing product demand Demand-Enhancement Model THREE UNION MODELS
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WuWu Wage Rate (dollars) D Quantity of Labor WcWc QcQc Exclusive or Craft Model QuQu S1S1...restrictive membership policies...restricting labor supply of the economy as a whole …occupational licensing S2S2 THREE UNION MODELS
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WuWu Wage Rate (dollars) D Quantity of Labor WcWc QcQc Inclusive or Industrial Model QuQu D...by organizing virtually all workers and thereby control of the supply curve for labor… S QeQe THREE UNION MODELS
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Land Rent (dollars) D3D3 Acres of Land R1R1 S D4D4 D2D2 D1D1 R2R2 R3R3 0 DETERMINATION OF LAND RENT Changes in the demand for land... If demand is so low that there is no rent determined, land is said to be a free good, commanding no rent.
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Unit IV: Study Chapters 14 Demand for Resources –(Summary pg. 274) 15 Wage Determination –(Summary pg. 296) 16 Rent, Interest, Profit –(Summary pg. 310)
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