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Suppose that a firm rents labor services in a competitive labor market where the equilibrium wage rate is $15 per hour.  Sketch the labor supply curve that the firm faces (label the axes of your graph and relevant numeric reference points appropriately).  Explain why the graph looks as you have drawn it.
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Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy

Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy


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The graph should show a perfectly elastic (horizontal) supply curve at a wage of $15 per hour.  The labor supply curve is perfectly elastic because the labor market is "competitive."  The student should explain that in a competitive labor market there are many firms vying to rent labor services at the market wage.  If the firm of interest offers a wage below the market rate of $15 per hour, no worker in this skill category will be willing to work for the firm, as there are plenty of would be employers offering the market wage of $15 per hour.  Competition in the labor market means that the firm is a price taker in the labor market.
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