How Would an Economist Explain a Teenager's Continued Unemployment Where

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Multiple Choice

How would an economist explain a teenager's continued unemployment where there exists a minimum wage?

• A) The minimum wage law made it such that the quantity of labor willing to work at that wage was less than the quantity of labor demanded at that wage.
• B) The minimum wage law made it illegal to hire teenagers because they likely would have been unable to work a minimum number of hours.
• C) The minimum wage law made it such that the quantity of labor willing to work at that wage was greater than the quantity of labor demanded at that wage.
• D) The minimum wage law made it such that the market had reached equilibrium.
• E) The minimum wage law was nonbinding.

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Definitions:

Compounded Annually

A method of calculating interest in which the interest earned on an investment is reinvested, and new interest is earned on that interest annually.

Compounding

The financial process where an investment earns interest not only on the principal amount but also on the accumulated interest over time.

Compound Interest

This involves calculating interest on the original sum of money plus the interest that has gathered over preceding intervals, whether for a deposit or a loan.

Time Value

The viewpoint that money in one's possession now is considered more valuable than the same amount in the future, thanks to its ability to generate profits.