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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
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Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
Suppose that the supply curve for the labour to a firm is given by L = 100w
and the marginal expense of labour curve is given by MEL =L/50
where w is the market wage. Suppose also that the firms demand for labour (marginal revenue product) curve is given by
MRPL = 10 - 0.01L
a) If the firm acts as a monopsonist, how many workers will it hire in order to maximise profits? What wage will it pay? How will this wage compare to the MRPL at this employment level?
b) Assume now that the firm must hire its workers in a perfectly competitive labour market, but it still acts a a monopoly when selling its output. How many workers will the firm hire now? What wage will it pay?
c) Graph your results
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