Use the Following to Answer Question(s): the Minimum Wage

question 156

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question(s) : The Minimum Wage

-(Exhibit: The Minimum Wage) Instituting a minimum wage _______ the ________ labor and _______ the _______ labor.

• A) decreases; supply of; increases; demand for
• B) increases; the quantity supplied of; decreases; demand for
• C) increases; the quantity supplied of; decreases; quantity demanded of
• D) decreases; demand; increases; supply

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