Analyzing the Distribution of Output
In an economic model where a worker's total output is divided entirely between the real wage paid to the worker and the real profit retained by the firm, suppose a firm observes that its real profit per worker has decreased, even though the total output per worker has not changed. Explain what must have happened to the real wage and describe the fundamental economic principle this situation illustrates.
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