Is labor demand (a) Elastic, (b) Unit elastic, (c) Inelastic over the $4 to $12 wage rate

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Is labor demand (a) Elastic, (b) Unit elastic, (c) Inelastic over the $4 to $12 wage rate range of DL in Figure 5.11(b)? Explain by referring to the total wage bill rules (Figure 5.7) and the midpoint formula for elasticity [Equation (5.4)].

Figure 5.11b

ici $12 | | $4 DL 5 7 15 Quantity of labor (L) Wage rate = PL

Equation 5.4

change in quantity sum of quantities/2 change in wage sum of wages/2

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Contemporary Labor Economics

ISBN: 978-1259290602

11th Edition

Authors: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, David Macpherson

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