The diagram below shows the supply and demand for labour in a hypothetical town in northern British Columbia,with only one employer,a logging company.
FIGURE 14-4
-Refer to Figure 14-4.Compared to the outcome in a competitive labour market,the wage and employment outcome in this town's monopsonistic labour market are as follows:
A) wages are lower by $5 per hour and employment is lower by 250 units of labour.
B) wages and employment are both the same as the competitive outcome.
C) wages are higher by $10 per hour and employment is lower by 250 units of labour.
D) wages are lower by $10 per hour and employment is the same as the competitive outcome.
E) wages are the same as the competitive outcome and employment is higher by 250 units of labour.
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