The Figure Given Below Shows the Demand and Supply Curves

question 23

Multiple Choice

The figure given below shows the demand and supply curves of labor.A per-unit tax imposed on the wage income of the employees shifts the supply curve of labor upward.
-In Figure 18-2,as a result of a per-unit tax:

• A)the total wage paid by employers rises,while the net-wage received by employees declines.
• B)the total wage paid by employers declines,while the net-wage received by the employees rises.
• C)the total wage paid by employers declines.
• D)the total wage received by employees decline.

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