Refer to the Information Provided

question 174

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided.If consumers do not discriminate between bald barbers and barbers with hair, then:

• A)wages in the market for barbers can never be in equilibrium
• B)competitive pressure in the market for haircuts will eventually cause the equilibrium wage in both markets to be identical
• C)the equilibrium wage in the 'bald' market will eventually fall
• D)the equilibrium wage in the 'non-bald' market will eventually rise

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