To the right we compute the MRP for workers for some firm which operates in an imperfectly competitive output market, thus it faces a downward sloping demand curve and declining MR.

In this case MRP is MP X MR. In the case of firms facing downward sloping demand curves in their output markets MRP is declining both as a result of declining MP and declining MR.

NQMPMRMRP
000180
1151516240
2281314182
3391112132
4491010100
5578864
6636636
7674416
869224
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