In: Economics
Use a well-labelled diagram with wages on the vertical axis and safety on the horizontal axis. Depict an iso-profit schedule for a representative firm and an isoquant for a representative worker that are in equilibrium. (a) What do each of the iso-profit schedule and the isoquant show and why are they shaped as they are? (b) What is meant by there being in equilibrium? (c) Show the impact of a government regulation that mandates or requires a level of safety that is greater than the one depicted above when the parties are in equilibrium, and assuming that the zero-profit constraint means that the firm cannot remain in business and reduce its level of profits