b.

If each unit of labor’s marginal revenue product is $13, what is the firm’s profit maximizing level of

employment and wage?

9. Explain in each of the following situations how market forces might give a business an incentive to act in a

less discriminatory fashion.

a. A local flower delivery business that had intentionally served only White customers notices that many

of the local residents are Black.

b. An assembly line has traditionally only hired men, but it is having a hard time hiring sufficiently

qualified workers.

c. A relationship counselor who had a strict policy of only serving straight couples notes the significant

increase of LGBTQ people moving into the town.

10. Does the earnings gap between the average wages of females and the average wages of males prove labor

market discrimination? Why or why not?

11. If immigration is reduced, what is the impact on the wage for low-skilled labor? Explain.

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