Chapter 28: Q. 6 (page 646)
Recently, there has been an increase in the market demand for products of firms in manufacturing industries. The production of many of these products requires the skills of welders. Because welding is a dirty and dangerous job compared with other occupations, in recent years fewer people have sought employment as welders. Draw a diagram of the market for the labor of welders. Use this diagram to explain the likely implications of these recent trends for the market clearing wage earned by welders and the equilibrium quantity of welding services hired.
Short Answer
The wage rate increases from to and quantity of labor increases from to . The shifted demand curve is . The firm wouldable to higher labor at high wage rate.