Figure 18-4
The graph below illustrates the market for nurses who work in doctors' offices.
-Refer to Figure 18-4. Each August many students entering college for the first time visit a doctor's office to have an MMR booster vaccine. If a new labor-augmenting technology exists that allows nurses to administer the vaccine more quickly and accurately, what happens in the market for nurses?
A)Demand increases from D1 to D2.
B)Demand decreases from D2 to D1.
C)Supply increases from S1 to S2.
D)Supply decreases from S2 to S1.

Question

Figure 18-4
The graph below illustrates the market for nurses who work in doctors' offices. 
-Refer to Figure 18-4. Each August many students entering college for the first time visit a doctor's office to have an MMR booster vaccine. If a new labor-augmenting technology exists that allows nurses to administer the vaccine more quickly and accurately, what happens in the market for nurses?
A)Demand increases from D1 to D2. 
B)Demand decreases from D2 to D1. 
C)Supply increases from S1 to S2. 
D)Supply decreases from S2 to S1.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The introduction of a labor-augmenting technology that allows nurses to administer vaccines more efficiently would increase the demand for nurses, as they can now perform their tasks more effectively, leading to an increase in demand from D1 to D2.

Figure 18-4 The Graph Below Illustrates the Market for Nurses Who Work