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51) 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) worker’s income.

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

52) 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.

53) 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.

54) 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.

55) If the wage rate increases, a firm’s demand for labor curve

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

B) shifts leftward.

C) shifts rightward only if the elasticity of demand for labor is elastic.

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

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

56) The price of capital falls. Assuming that the firm does not increase the quantity it produces, in the long run the firm’s demand for labor curve

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

B) shifts leftward.

C) shifts rightward only if the elasticity of demand for labor is elastic.

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

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

57) The above figure shows the demand for labor curve for workers at a Pizza Hut in Canada. If the wage rate is $6 per hour, then the

i.quantity of workers Pizza Hut demands is 10 workers.

ii.Pizza Hut would have been willing to hire the 6th worker even if they had to pay $7 per hour rather than $6 per hour.

iii.value of the marginal product of the 10th worker is $6 per hour.

A) i only

B) ii only

C) iii only

D) i and iii

E) i, ii, and iii

58) The above figure shows the initial demand for labor curve at a Pizza Hut in Canada. The wage rate is $6 an hour. If the demand for pizzas increases so that the price of a pizza rises,

A) at the wage rate of $6 per hour, Pizza Hut hires fewer than 10 workers.

B) Pizza Hut’s demand for labor curve shifts rightward.

C) the supply of labor curve shifts rightward.

D) Pizza Hut’s demand for labor curve shifts leftward.

E) the supply of labor curve shifts leftward.

59) If the price of movie tickets increases, there is

A) an increase in the demand for actors and actresses.

B) a decrease in the demand for actors and actresses.

C) no change in the demand for actors and actresses.

D) a decrease in the supply of actors and actresses.

E) an increase in the supply of actors and actresses.

60) Robotic technology is a substitute for labor in many manufacturing processes. If the price of robotic technology decreases and the scale of the firm’s production does not change, there is

A) a decrease in the demand for labor.

B) an increase in the demand for labor.

C) no change in the demand for labor.

D) an increase in the supply of labor.

E) a decrease in the supply of labor.