Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Long-run costs and economies of scale

Long-run costs and economies of scale — practice question

The employees of a firm belong to a trade union that negotiates for an increase in the workers’ wage rate. As a result, the rise in the wage rate leads to a larger number of workers being employed by the firm. What might account for this?

  • AThe demand for the firm’s product is price-elastic.
  • BThe firm is a monopsonist within its local labour market.
  • CThe firm operates in a perfectly competitive labour market.
  • DThere is a high degree of substitutability between capital and labour.

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