If the price elasticity of demand for labor is 0.15 and the wage increased from $11 to $16 an hour, what is the predicted decrease in the level of employment in percentage terms?

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The predicted  decrease in level of employment percentage is calculated as 6.81%

Elasticity of demand for labor = % Change in Demand for Labor/ % Change in wage

Elasticity of demand for labor = 0.15

% Change in wage = (16-11)/11×100 = 45.45%

Elasticity of demand for labor = % Change in Demand for Labor/ % Change in wage

0.15 = % Change in Demand for Labor/45.45%

% Change in Demand for Labor =   45.45%×0.15

                                                                 = 6.81%

What is price elasticity of demand means?

Price elasticity of demand is that the ratio of the percentage change in quantity demanded of a product to the percentage change in price. Economists employ it to know how supply and demand change when a product's price changes

Why is price elasticity of demand important?

Price elasticity is that the measure of the market's response to price changes. Elasticity is vital to pricing decisions because it helps us understand whether raising prices or lowering prices will enable us to achieve our pricing objectives.

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