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book Labor Economics 5th Edition by George Borjas cover

Labor Economics 5th Edition by George Borjas

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0073511368
book Labor Economics 5th Edition by George Borjas cover

Labor Economics 5th Edition by George Borjas

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0073511368
Exercise 16
Consider a firm for which production depends on two normal inputs, labor and capital, with prices w and r , respectively. Initially the firm faces market prices of w = 6 and r = 4. These prices then shift to w = 4 and r = 2.
(a) In which direction will the substitution effect change the firm's employment and capital stock
(b) In which direction will the scale effect change the firm's employment and capital stock
(c) Can we say conclusively whether the firm will use more or less labor More or less capital
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We are given the following data:
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