An Upward-Sloping Labor-Supply Curve Implies That an Increase in the Wage

question 233

Multiple Choice

An upward-sloping labor-supply curve implies that an increase in the wage induces

• A)firms to decrease the quantity of labor they hire.
• B)firms to increase the quantity of labor they hire.
• C)workers to increase the quantity of labor they supply.
• D)workers to increase the quantity of leisure they enjoy.

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