If a 10 Percent Wage Increase in a Particular Labor

question 75

Multiple Choice

If a 10 percent wage increase in a particular labor market results in a 5 percent decline in employment in that market, labor demand is

• A) unit-elastic.
• B) elastic.
• C) inelastic.
• D) perfectly elastic.

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