The following table gives the quantity of labor, the offered wage, and the MRPL at Toasty Tasties, a restaurant that specializes in breakfast and lunch.

a. Calculate the marginal expense of labor.

b. Draw the supply of labor, the marginal expense of labor, and the MRPL curves at Toasty Tasties.

c. To maximize profits, how many hours of labor should be hired? What wage will the employer offer?

d. What would happen if some nonmarket force were to compel the firm to pay its employees $14 per hour?

e. What would happen if some nonmarket force were to compel the firm to pay its employees $26 per hour?

f. What would happen if some nonmarket force were to compel the firm to pay its employees an hourly wage that is larger than $26 per hour?

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Quantity of Labor (Number of Offered Wage MRPL Hours) ($) 5 6 6 8 50 50 7 10 38 8 12 26 9 14 14 10 16 2 11 18 1