3. Acme Widget Inc. has the following production function Number of Workers 0 Number of Widgets Produced
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3. Acme Widget Inc. has the following production function Number of Workers 0 Number of Widgets Produced 0 15 21 26 30 888 5 123456 33
a. Find the MPN for each level of employment.
b. Acme can get $5 for each widget it produces. How many workers will it hire if the nominal wage is $38? if it is $27? if it is $22?
e. Graph the relationship between Acme's labour demand and the nominal wage. How does this graph differ from a labour demand curve? Graph Acme's labour demand curve.
d. With the nominal wage fixed at $38, the price of widgets doubles from $5 each to $10 each. What happens to Acme's labour demand and production?
e. With the nominal wage fixed at $38 and the price of widgets fixed at $5, the introduction of a new automatic widget maker doubles the number of widgets that the same number of workers can produce. What happens to labour demand and production?
f. What is the relationship between your answers to part
(d) and part (e)? Explain.
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