Cheryl Is a Professor at a Local University

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Cheryl is a professor at a local university. She hired a student from the university to babysit for her children and paid the student a wage higher than the typical wage paid to babysitters in her area to ensure the babysitter's reliability and that attention is paid to her children. What is the name for this above-equilibrium wage?

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Cyanotic Hands

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