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​Figure 5.3. The figure shows the wage rate and the quantity of labor supplied in an unskilled labor market. ​Figure 5.3. The figure shows the wage rate and the quantity of labor supplied in an unskilled labor market.   -Suppose 50 loaves of bread are demanded at a particular price. If that price rises by 2 percent, the quantity demanded decreases to 49.5 loaves of bread. This implies that the: A) demand is elastic. B) demand is unit-elastic. C) price elasticity of demand is equal to 2. D) demand is inelastic. E) income elasticity of demand is equal to 0.5.
-Suppose 50 loaves of bread are demanded at a particular price. If that price rises by 2 percent, the quantity demanded decreases to 49.5 loaves of bread. This implies that the:


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