Ceteris Paribus,the Willingness and Ability to Work Specific Amounts of Time

question 59

Multiple Choice

Ceteris paribus,the willingness and ability to work specific amounts of time at alternative wage rates in a given period of time is:

• A) Product supply.
• B) Product demand.
• C) Labor supply.
• D) Labor demand.

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