Figure 14.1.2 -Assume That as the Wage Rate Rises a Worker's Substitution

question 118

Multiple Choice

Figure 14.1.2
-Assume that as the wage rate rises a worker's substitution effect for leisure is larger than the income effect. We can conclude that in this region, the worker's:

• A) labor supply curve will be backward bending.
• B) labor supply curve will have the usual upward slope.
• C) labor supply curve will be completely inelastic.
• D) supply curve will be horizontal.

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