A New Law Applied to a Competitive Market That Requires

question 5

Multiple Choice

A new law applied to a competitive market that requires that laid off workers be paid a large severance payment will

• A)not generate a deadweight loss.
• B)increase total welfare.
• C)increase consumer surplus in the market.
• D)decrease consumer surplus in the market.

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