Suppose That a Town Has Two Major Bottling Plants

question 35

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a town has two major bottling plants. One of these bottling plants is unionized and the union has just negotiated a 7% wage increase each year for the next two years. Which of the following is most likely to occur?

• A) The price of labor in the unionized bottling plant will increase, but there will be no changes in the price of labor in the nonunionized bottling plant.
• B) The price of labor will change in both the unionized and nonunionized bottling plants, but no other input markets will be affected.
• C) The price of labor will change in both the unionized and nonunionized bottling plants. Employment of labor and other inputs is also likely to change in both bottling plants.
• D) The only effect will be that the price charged by the unionized bottling plant will increase to cover the additional costs of labor.

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