Multiple Choice
Suppose the wage rate is $5, and the marginal revenue product (MRP) of the seventh worker at a yo-yo factory is also equal to $5. The labor market was originally purely competitive, but is then monopsonized without changing the MRP of the seventh worker. That means
A) more workers will be hired but they will be paid lower wages.
B) more workers will be hired and they will be paid higher wages.
C) fewer workers will be hired and they will be paid lower wages.
D) fewer workers will be hired and they will be paid higher wages.
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