Unions Often Attempt to Obtain Stricter Certification Requirements And/or Longer

question 43

Multiple Choice

Unions often attempt to obtain stricter certification requirements and/or longer apprenticeships. These changes will tend to raise union workers' wages because they

• A) create unnecessary unemployment.
• B) shift the labor supply curve leftward.
• C) decrease the marginal product of labor.
• D) increase the demand for the product.

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Cost of Equity

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M&M Without Taxes

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