Consider a perfectly competitive labor market. Labor demand and supply are $L^D = 140 - 4w$ $L^S = -10 + w$ Where L is the number of workers and w is the wage. In the perfectly competitive equilibrium, the wage is w= and the number of workers with a job is L= . Now suppose that the government introduces a minimum wage of $32. In this case, firms would be willing to hire workers, and there would be workers willing to work at this wage.

          Consider a perfectly competitive labor market. Labor demand and supply are
$L^D = 140 - 4w$
$L^S = -10 + w$
Where L is the number of workers and w is the wage.
In the perfectly competitive equilibrium, the wage is w*=  and the number of workers with a job is L*= .
Now suppose that the government introduces a minimum wage of $32. In this case, firms would be willing to hire  workers, and there would be  workers willing to work at this wage.

Consider a perfectly competitive labor market. Labor demand and supply are
L^D = 140 - 4w
L^S = -10 + w
Where L is the number of workers and w is the wage.
In the perfectly competitive equilibrium, the wage is w*= and the number of workers with a job is L*= .
Now suppose that the government introduces a minimum wage of 32. In this case, firms would be willing to hire workers, and there would be workers willing to work at this wage.

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Principles of Economics

Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition

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To do this, we need to set the labor demand equal to the labor supply: 140 - 4w = -10 + w Simplifying this equation, we get: 5w = 150 w = 30 So, the equilibrium wage in the perfectly competitive labor market is $30. Show more…

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Consider a perfectly competitive labor market. Labor demand and supply are L = 140 - 4w LS = -10 + W Where L is the number of workers and w is the wage. In the perfectly competitive equilibrium, the wage is w* = and the number of workers with a job is L* = Now suppose that the government introduces a minimum wage of $32. In this case, firms would be willing to hire workers, and there would be workers willing to work at this wage.