Answer and Explanation:
The computation of the midpoint elasticity is as follows;
Midpoint elasticity
= (Change in labor supplied ÷ Average labor supplied) ÷ (Change in wage rate ÷ Average wage rate)
= [(8 - 4) ÷ (8 + 4) ÷ 2] ÷ [$($45 - $35) ÷ $($45 + $35) ÷ 2]
= [4 ÷ (12 ÷ 2)] / [$10 ÷ ($80 ÷ 2)]
= (4 ÷ 6) ÷ ($10 / $40)
= 0.67 ÷ 0.25
= 2.68
As the elasticity is more than 1 so the supply of labor should be elastic