If an Employer Is Competitive in the Labour Market

question 19

Multiple Choice

If an employer is competitive in the labour market:

• A) It can pay at most the going wage.
• B) It can pay lower than the market equilibrium wage.
• C) The wage level is independent of the structure of the product market.
• D) It can affect the going market wage by either hiring many workers or laying off many workers.
• E) It has to pay at least the going wage.

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