What Is an Example of the Substitution Effect

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is an example of the substitution effect?

• A)Workers choose to provide more hours of labor when the wage rate decreases.
• B)Hiring more labor as long as the marginal product of labor is positive.
• C)The firm expands output when production costs fall.
• D)The firm expands output when production costs increase.
• E)The firm hires more labor when the wage falls because labor has become relatively cheaper compared to the price of other factors of production.

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Definitions:

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