Answer:
The elasticity of Felix's labor supply between the wages of $25 and $40 per hour is approximately 1.08.
Since 1.08 is greater 1, this means that Felix's supply of labor over this wage range is elastic.
Explanation:
From the question, we have:
New number of hours willing to work = 10
Old number of hours willing to work = 4
New wage = $40
Old wage = $25
Generally, the formula for calculating the price elasticity of labor supply is as follows:
Price elasticity of labor supply = Percentage change in hours willing to work / Percentage change in wage ................ (1)
Where, based on the midpoint formula, we have:
Percentage change in hours willing to work = {(New number of hours willing to work - Old number of hours willing to work) / [(New number of hours willing to work + Old number of hours willing to work) /
2]} * 100 = {(10 - 4) / [(10 + 14) / 2]} * 100 = 50%
Percentage change in wage = {(New wage - Old wage) / [(New wage + Old wage) / 2]} * 100 = {(40 - 25) / [(40 + 25) / 2]} * 100 = 46.1538461538462%
Substituting the values into equation (1), we have:
Price elasticity of labor supply = 50% / 46.1538461538462% = 1.08333333333333
Approximated to 2 decimal places, we have:
Price elasticity of demand = 1.08
The elasticity of Felix's labor supply between the wages of $25 and $40 per hour is approximately 1.08.
Since 1.08 is greater 1, this means that Felix's supply of labor over this wage range is elastic.
