If the Firms in an Industry Could Take Advantage of a Reduced

question 76

Multiple Choice

If the firms in an industry could take advantage of a reduced wage, how would one best describe the firms' demand for labor? The MRP_L:

• A) schedule would remain unchanged, and the firms would hire more labor at the lower wage.
• B) schedule would shift to the left and the firms would move down the new schedule.
• C) schedule would shift to the right and the firms would move down the new schedule.
• D) none of the above

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