Sample Problem - Market Equilibrium Market Demand Quantity of Labor 1 2 3 4 5 6 MRP = 0 $17 $15 $13 $11 $9 $7 Wage Rate $17 $15 $13 $11 $9 $7 Market Supply 550 500 450 400 350 300 och A. Calculate the Market Demand Schedule if there are 100 firms in the industry with the samd MRP=D schedule shown above. B. What is the equilibrium wage rate paid and the level of employment for the industry? C. What will be the wage rate paid and the number of workers hired by each of the purely competitive firms in the schedule above? D. Graph the supply and demand curves for the firm and industry. E. If the government establishes a new minimum wage of $15 in this market, how much unemployment will this create? Show this in a graph.
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