Which of the following scenarios could lower a firm’s demand for labor?
a. rex invests in new computer software that will automate his bookkeeping.
b. calvin’s bookstore is located near a college campus. the school has just started and many students are returning to the area.
c. amy must pay more money to obtain the wood needed to construct chairs at her factory.
d. james operates a restaurant in a seaside tourist town. it is winter and all the tourists have left.
e. katie owns a coffee shop that used to have to compete with a nearby café. the café recently went out of business.