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Refer to the above graph. What will shift D 1 to D 2 ? A decrease in productivit

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Question

Refer to the above graph. What will shift D1 to D2?

A decrease in productivity

An increase in product demand

An increase in the price of complementary input

A decrease in the price of a substitute input (if the substitution effect is greater than the output effect)

A.

A decrease in productivity

B.

An increase in product demand

C.

An increase in the price of complementary input

D.

A decrease in the price of a substitute input (if the substitution effect is greater than the output effect)

Quantity of Labor

Explanation / Answer

An increase in the price of substitute input will reult in increase in the demand for labor at the prevailing wage rate in the market. The substitution effect in this case is greater than the output effect.

Thus the correct option should be D.