Author Question: The wage rate for high-skilled labor is higher than that for low-skilled labor because A) both ... (Read 171 times)

ghost! · **on:** Jun 29, 2018

The wage rate for high-skilled labor is higher than that for low-skilled labor because

A) both the demand for and the supply of high-skilled labor is greater than that for low-skilled labor.
B) the demand for high-skilled labor is greater than the demand for low-skilled labor and the supply of high-skilled labor is less than the supply of low-skilled labor.
C) the demand for high-skilled labor is less than the demand for low-skilled labor and the supply of high-skilled labor is greater than the supply of low-skilled labor.
D) both the demand for and the supply of high-skilled labor is less than that for low-skilled labor.

Question 2

The table above shows the marginal benefit from providing police protection in a community of two people, Jake and Elwood. Police protection is a public good.

a) What is the marginal social benefit to community from the 4th police car on duty?
b) If the marginal social cost of a police car on duty is 37, what is the efficient number of cars on duty?
c) If the marginal social cost of a police car on duty is 70, what is the efficient number of cars on duty?

laurnthompson · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 29, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

a) The community's marginal social benefit is the sum of Jake's marginal benefit and Elwood's marginal benefit. So the marginal social benefit from the 4th police car is 15 + 8 = 23.
b) The number of cars on duty is efficient if the community's marginal social benefit equals the marginal social cost. The marginal social benefit is the sum of Jake's marginal benefit and Elwood's marginal benefit. When three cars are on duty, the marginal social benefit is 25 + 12 = 37, which is the same as the marginal social cost. So the efficient number of cars is 3.
c) As before, the number of cars on duty is efficient if the marginal social benefit equals the marginal social cost. And also as before, the marginal social benefit is the sum of Jake's marginal benefit and Elwood's marginal benefit. But in this case, because for any number of police cars on duty marginal social cost exceeds marginal social benefit, the efficient number