Why a Profit-Maximizing Firm Operates on the No-Shirking Wage Curve
A profit-maximizing firm will always choose a wage-employment combination that lies directly on the no-shirking wage curve rather than in the feasible area above it. This is because for any given level of employment, any point vertically above the curve represents a higher wage for the same number of workers. Since a higher wage leads to lower profit, the firm maximizes its profit by paying the lowest possible wage that still ensures employee effort—the wage specified by the no-shirking curve itself. Therefore, the no-shirking wage curve dictates the wage the firm will set for any chosen level of employment.
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