Chapter 28: Q.4 (page 645)
Explain how the following events would affect the demand for labor.
a. A new education program administered by the company increases labor's marginal product.
b. The firm completes a new plant with a larger workspace and new machinery that workers can utilize and that does not substitute for the functions provided by workers' labor.
Short Answer
a. Increase in demand for labor.
b. Increase in demand for labor.