If the Price Level Rises by 3 Percent and Workers

question 127

Multiple Choice

If the price level rises by 3 percent and workers' money wages increase by 3 percent, then the

• A) quantity of labor demand will decrease.
• B) quantity of labor demand will increase.
• C) quantity of labor demanded does not change because there is no change in the real wage rate.
• D) Any of the above could occur depending on the magnitude on the dollar increase in the price level versus the dollar increase in the wage rate.

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