??ࡱ?>?? .0????-??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????#` ??? bjbj?? .??????????????????D D D D P ???p p p p p p p p ????????hJ??8p p 88???p p ?VVV8 ?p ?p ?V8?VV??Vp d @??/?D B V??0?VKLKVVK?jp v? TV: D~ ?p p p ??L p p p ?8888??????????????????????? An Instructional Exercise in Cost-Raising Strategies and Perfect Complements Production?Publication: Journal of Economic Education?Volume: Volume 38, No. 2?Issue: Spring 2007?Pages: forthcoming?Author(s): Dennis L. Weisman?Address: Dennis L. WeismanProfessorDepartment of EconomicsKansas State UniversityManhattan, KS 66506-4001?Phone: (785) 532-4588Fax: (785) 539-7225?Internet Address: weisman@ksu.edu?Title: An Instructional Exercise in Cost-Raising Strategies and Perfect Complements Production?Abstract: An account of the contract negotiations between United Auto Workers (UAW) and Ford Motor Company is presented to assist students in developing facility with perfect complements production/cost functions and cost-raising strategies.? Specifically, this discussion suggests that the UAW targeted Ford because it was more likely to go along with a liberal wage and benefits package given its investment in robotics.? WXYZ[\i??????????????????^ d t y ? ? ? ?   ? ???????????????????????????????????? hC<5?\?jhC<UhC<hC<5?CJ0\?aJ0$XZ\???????????  + C \ ^ t ? ? ? ? ??????????????????????????gdC< ??[$\$gdC<$a$gdC<gdC<? ?  ? ? ???gdC<,1?h??/ ??=!?"?#??$??%????? ???Dd???!<?V ? 3 ???????C"?????!?((????@`??@ C<NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH DA@???D Default Paragraph FontRi@???R  Table Normal?4? l4?a? (k@???(No ListB^`?B C< Normal (Web)?d?d[$\$?????XZ\??????????? +C\^t????????0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0?h?0?XZ\??????????? +C\^t????????0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0???0? 0??  ?  ? ??kh?lhw#mh$nh?oh?~#ph?qht|#rhlL?++28CCNQ?17BBLPVV?>*?urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags ?PostalCode?9*?urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags?State?8*?urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags?City?9*?urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags?place?=*?urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags ?PlaceType?=*?urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags ?PlaceName? l?r???C{?i?C<?@?`@??Unknown????????????G??z ??Times New Roman5??Symbol3&? ?z ??Arial"????hf?fh?f?+?+!??????r4??2??HX(?????????????????????????C<2??LibguestLibguest???????Oh??+'??0`??????? ??  (4@HPX? Libguest Normal.dot Libguest3Microsoft Office Word@??G@48?/?@???/??+????՜.??+,??0? hp???? ????? ??Kansas State University??  Title ???? ???????? !"#$????&'()*+,????????/????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Root Entry???????? ?F@???/?1?Data ???????????? 1Table????KWordDocument????.SummaryInformation(????????????DocumentSummaryInformation8????????%CompObj????????????q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???? ?FMicrosoft Office Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.8?9?q