13. A firm hires its labor in a perfectly competitive factor (or resource) market and sells its product in a perfectly competiti
1 answer:
Answer:
Attached below are the graphs
Explanation:
i) The Equilibrium wage rate in the market is determined by the Intersection of the labor demand and supply curve as seen in the graph attached
ii) The Labor supply curve the firm faces is perfectly elastic in a perfectly competitive resource market
iii) The demand curve of the firm is perfectly elastic because in competitive market a slight change in price will cause a massive change in demand
iv) The firm will continue hiring as long as MRP ≥ MFC
( MRP = marginal revenue product , MFC = marginal factor cost )
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