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51) If we compare the value of marginal product of labor curve and the demand for labor curve we see that

A) they are the same thing.

B) the value of marginal product curve is twice as steep.

C) the demand for labor curve has no relationship to the value of marginal product curve.

D) the demand for labor curve is twice as steep but they share the same axes.

E) the demand for labor curve lies above the value of marginal product curve.

52) Which of the following statements about a firm’s demand for labor curve and its value of marginal product of labor curve is true?

A) The value of marginal product curve slopes upward and the demand for labor curve slopes downward.

B) The demand for labor curve shows the amount of labor firms will hire based on the wage rate while the value of marginal product curve shows the amount of output supplied based on the wage rate.

C) The value of marginal product curve is steeper than the demand for labor curve.

D) The demand for labor curve is the same as the value of marginal product curve.

E) The value of marginal product curve lies above the demand for labor curve.

53) The demand for labor curve slopes downward because

A) it takes more workers to produce more output.

B) the value of marginal product of labor diminishes as the quantity of labor employed increases.

C) at lower wages, people are not willing to work as many hours.

D) wages are fixed.

E) the supply of labor curve is upward sloping.

54) For a firm selling its product in a perfectly competitive market, the demand curve for a factor of production is downward sloping because

A) of the diminishing marginal product of the factor.

B) to sell more output, the firm must lower the price of its product.

C) firms must hire more factors of production if they want to increase their output.

D) a factor’s marginal product increases when the price of the factor increases.

E) None of the above answers is correct.

55) A firm’s demand for labor curve shifts when there is a change in

i.the supply of labor.

ii.population.

iii.the equilibrium wage rate.

A) i only

B) ii only

C) i and iii

D) i and ii

E) ii and iii

56) If the marginal product of labor increases, the firm’s demand for labor curve

A) does not shift, and there is no movement along it.

B) shifts leftward.

C) shifts rightward.

D) does not shift but there is a movement along it.

E) might shift leftward or rightward depending on whether the demand for the firm’s product is elastic or inelastic.

57) In part, the demand for labor depends on the

A) supply of labor.

B) number of workers available.

C) price of the firm’s output.

D) workers’ income.

E) wage rate at which the labor supply curve starts to bend backwards.

58) If the price of the firm’s output increases, the demand for labor curve

A) shifts rightward.

B) shifts leftward.

C) remains constant.

D) could shift rightward, leftward, or remain constant.

E) might shift leftward or rightward depending on whether the demand for the firm’s product is elastic or inelastic.

59) If the price of a firm’s product falls, the firm’s demand for labor curve

A) does not shift and there is no movement along it.

B) shifts leftward.

C) shifts rightward.

D) does not shift but there is a movement along it.

E) might shift leftward or rightward depending on whether the demand for the firm’s product is elastic or inelastic.

60) If a firm uses new technology that increases its demand for labor, the firm’s demand for labor curve

A) shifts leftward.

B) shifts rightward only if the demand for labor is elastic.

C) shifts rightward no matter if the demand for labor is elastic or inelastic.

D) does not shift, but there is a movement along it.

E) shifts rightward only if the demand for labor is inelastic.