Other things being equal, the marginal revenue product (MRP) curve for a competitive seller
A. lies below the MRP curve for a monopolist.
B. is identical to the MRP curve for a monopolist.
C. lies above the MRP curve for a monopolist.
D. is upward sloping whereas a monopolist has a downward sloping MRP curve.
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What can account for the negative slope of the marginal revenue product curve?
A. Diminishing marginal utility
B. Diminishing marginal returns
C. Monopsony power
D. All workers eventually begin slacking.
E. none of the above
If the market for labor is perfectly competitive, the profit maximizing level of labor occurs where
A. MRPL < W (the wage).
B. MRPL = P (the output price).
C. MRPL just exceeds W.
D. MRPL = W.
E. none of the above
If leisure is a normal good, then the income effect of a decrease in wage will
A. decrease the number of hours worked.
B. increase the number of hours worked.
C. decrease the number of leisure hours.
D. increase the sum of leisure plus hours worked.
The substitution effect of a decrease in the wage will
A. decrease leisure, regardless of whether leisure is a normal or inferior good.
B. increase leisure, regardless of whether leisure is a normal or inferior good.
C. increase leisure only if leisure is a normal good.
D. decrease leisure only if leisure is a normal good.
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