An Increase in the Wage Rate Causes

question 39

Multiple Choice

An increase in the wage rate causes

• A)a rightward shift of the firm's labor demand curve.
• B)a leftward shift of the firm's labor demand curve.
• C)a decrease in the quantity of labor demanded.
• D)an increase in labor's marginal productivity.

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