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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
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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?
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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?
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c) Graph your results
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