Answer:
Suppose a senator considers introducing a bill to legislate a minimum hourly wage of $12.50.
Wage Labor Demanded Labor Supplied
$12.50 375,000 625,000
This will result in a surplus of labor (625,000 higher than 375,000)
Which of the following statements are true?
- Binding minimum wages cause structural unemployment. As with all price floors, a deadweight loss results, because the quantity supplied is much greater than the quantity demanded. In this case, the price of labor is the wage, and the deadweight loss = structural unemployment
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In the absence of price controls, a surplus puts downward pressure on wages until they fall to the equilibrium.
Since a labor surplus exists, the price of labor should start to decrease in order to match the equilibrium price.
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If the minimum wage is set at $12.50, the market will not reach equilibrium. The quantity supplied of labor is much greater than the quantity demanded for labor resulting in a surplus.
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He can't ask his friend because he may want to buy a different car, so his advice may not be helpful at all. A car dealer may want him to pay more than he should, so that wouldn't be useful either. His net worth will not help him reach his decision on how much he should pay for the particular car. So this Kelley Blue Book, which is used to compare prices for used cars is his best choice.
Answer:
Option (E) is correct.
Explanation:
For utility maximization,
Bob's consumption of Housing and food should be such that:
Here,
= 50
=20
Bob is not maximizing utility, as these two terms are not equal(50 > 20).
Since the marginal utility per rupee spent on housing is greater than that on food.
Hence, Bob can increase his utility just by consuming more of housing and less of food.
A manufacturer would need to find the production quantity where the marginal rate of return equals marginal costs (this is called the equilibrium point). This would be the point where profits are maximized.
