$1 less. Create a table similar to Table 15.4 that shows Jonathan’s options. Use four columns, the first

showing number of hours to work, the second showing his earnings from work, the third showing the

government benefits he will receive, and the fourth column showing his total income (earnings +

government support). Sketch a labor-leisure diagram of Jonathan’s opportunity set with and without

government support.

3. Imagine that the government reworks the welfare policy that was affecting Jonathan in question 1, so that

for each dollar someone like Jonathan earns at work, his government benefits diminish by only 30 cents.

Reconstruct the table from question 1 to account for this change in policy. Draw Jonathan’s labor-leisure

opportunity sets, both for before this welfare program is enacted and after it is enacted.

4. We have discovered that the welfare system discourages recipients from working because the more
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