A Rise in the Minimum Wage Increases the Demand for Union

question 100

Multiple Choice

A rise in the minimum wage increases the demand for union labor because this policy change

• A) lowers the wage rate paid to union labor.
• B) raises the productivity of union labor.
• C) lowers the cost of a substitute for union labor.
• D) lowers the productivity of union labor.
• E) raises the cost of a substitute for union labor.

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