1. The demand for laborConsider Live Happley Fields, a small player in the strawberry business whose production has no individual effect on wages and prices. Live Happley'sproduction schedule for strawberries is given in the following table:Labor InputTotal Output(Number of workers) (Pounds of strawberries)0WAGE RATE (Dollars per worker)300Suppose that the market wage for strawberry pickers is $170 per worker per day, and the price of strawberries is $12 per pound.270On the following graph, use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot Live Happley's labor demand curve when the output price is $12 per pound.Note: Remember to plot each point between the two integers. For example, when the number of workers increases from 0 to 1, the marginal revenueproduct of the first worker should be plotted with a horizontal coordinate of 0.5, the value halfway between 0 and 1. Line segments will automaticallyconnect the points.2402101801501209060301023450018344860701234QUANTITY OF LABOR (Number of workers)5Demand P = $12Demand P = $16(? At the given wage and price level, Live Happley should hireSuppose that the price of strawberries increases to $16 per pound, but the wage rate remains at $170.On the previous graph, use the purple points (diamond symbol) to plot Live Happley's labor demand curve when the output price is $16 per pound.Now Live Happley should hirewhen the output price is $16 per pound.Assuming that all strawberry-producing firms have similar production schedules, an increase in the price of strawberries will cause thestrawberry pickers toSuppose that wages increase to $200 due to an increased demand for workers in this market. Assuming that the price of strawberries remains at $16per pound, Live Happley will now hire

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At the given wage and price level, Live Happley should hire Suppose that the price of strawberries increases to $16 per pound, but the wage rate remains at $170. On the previous graph, use the purple points (diamond symbol) to plot Live Happley's labor demand curve when the output price is $16 per pound. Now Live Happley should hire when the output price is $16 per pound. Assuming that all strawberry-producing firms have similar production schedules, an increase in the price of strawberries will cause the strawberry pickers to Suppose that wages increase to $200 due to an increased demand for workers in this market. Assuming that the price of strawberries remains at $16 per pound, Live Happley will now hire

At the given wage and price level, Live Happley should hire Suppose that the price of strawberries increases to $16 per pound, but the wage rate remains at $170. On the previous graph, use the purple points (diamond symbol) to plot Live Happley's labor demand curve when the output price is $16 per pound. Now Live Happley should hire when the output price is $16 per pound. Assuming that all strawberry-producing firms have similar production schedules, an increase in the price of strawberries will cause the strawberry pickers to Suppose that wages increase to $200 due to an increased demand for workers in this market. Assuming that the price of strawberries remains at $16 per pound, Live Happley will now hire

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