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1) No, Jim can't ask for a wage rate higher than the market equilibrium.
The market is perfectly competitive and there is homogeneity. Workers are price takers.
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2) No, Jim can't ask for a wage rate higher than the market equilibrium.
The additional costs are like sunk costs. The suppliers of labor are supposed to keep their costs down to be competitive.
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