Firefighters Are Highly Skilled Workers Who Are Typically Employed by City

question 56

Multiple Choice

Firefighters are highly skilled workers who are typically employed by city governments. If a city reduces the wage rate paid to firefighters to be less than the equilibrium wage rate, what happens to the economic rents earned by the firefighters?

• A) Increase
• B) Decrease
• C) Remain unchanged
• D) Public employees like firefighters cannot earn economic rents.

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