Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 274

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Figure: The Effect of a Minimum Wage) Use Figure: The Effect of a Minimum Wage. Suppose the labor market is in equilibrium at E when the government imposes a minimum wage of W_F. Structural unemployment, assuming all workers without a job are searching, will equal:

• A) Q_S - Q_D.
• B) Q_E - Q_D.
• C) Q_S - Q_E.
• D) zero.

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