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monopsony monopolistic exploitation of labor marginal factor cost monopsonistic exploitation of labor | Occurs when workers are paid less than the value of their marginal product because the firm is a monopsonist in the labor market. Occurs when workers are paid less than the value of their marginal product because the firm has monopoly power in the product market. The added cost associated with hiring 1 more unit of labor. For competitive firms, it is equal to the wage; but for monopsonists, it is higher than the new wage (W) because all existing workers must be paid this higher new wage, making MFC > W. A labor market with one employer. |