Minimum Wage and Efficiency Wages
Suppose there are two types of workers. One type of worker generates a marginal revenue product of $90 an hour and has an opportunity cost of $72 per hour. The other type of worker generates a marginal revenue product of $25 an hour and has an opportunity cost of $20 an hour. What wage will equal the average productivity of the workers? Which workers will choose to work at that wage?
Please round your final answer to two decimal places.
◦ $57.50, both low productivity and high productivity workers
◦ $57.50, low productivity only
◦ $46.00, low productivity only
◦ $46.00, both low productivity and high productivity workers