If the Minimum Wage Is Currently Above the Equilibrium Wage,then

question 28

Multiple Choice

If the minimum wage is currently above the equilibrium wage,then a decrease in the minimum wage

• A)increases both the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of labor.
• B)decreases both the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of labor.
• C)increases the quantity of labor demanded but decreases the quantity of labor supplied.
• D)decreases the quantity of labor demanded but increases the quantity of labor supplied.

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Definitions:

Remained

Stayed in the same place or condition; continued to be.

Doubled

Increased by 100 percent or made twice as large in size, amount, or number.

Quadrupled

To increase fourfold, or to become four times as large in quantity or value.

Imports

Goods and services brought into one country from another for sale, often reflecting a country's demand for products that are not produced within its borders.