In: Economics
The town of Bookville has a massive public library system. Bookville's municipal government faces a tradeoff between retaining the current number of library workers and replacing some of its workers with computers. The four options of workers and computers combinations available to the government are given in table below.
Number of workers
Number of computers
Choice A
30
50
Choice B
20
100
Choice C
10
150
Choice D
5
300
Computers and software cost $5,000 per year. In a non-unionized
labor market, workers are paid $20,000 per year. In these
circumstances, the optimal choice from a cost perspective for the
Brookville city government is Choice (A, B, C, or D):
After the introduction of a strong union, the annual salary for
workers increases to $30,000. In these circumstances, the optimal
choice from a cost perspective for the Brookville city government
is Choice (A, B, C, or D):