A Minimum Wage Set Above the Equilibrium Wage

question 120

Multiple Choice

A minimum wage set above the equilibrium wage

• A) decreases the deadweight loss in the market.
• B) decreases the workers' surplus because workers must spend resources looking for jobs.
• C) increases the firm's surplus.
• D) increases the market's efficiency.
• E) has no effect on the market.

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