Table 4-3 Table 4-3 Shows the Demand and Supply Schedules for Labor

question 129

Multiple Choice

Table 4-3

Table 4-3 shows the demand and supply schedules for labor market in the city of Pixley.
-Refer to Table 4-3.If a minimum wage of $9.50 an hour is mandated,what is the quantity of labor supplied?

• A) 40,000
• B) 570,000
• C) 610,000
• D) 1,180,000

Recognize the importance of the optimal tax level and its impact on correcting market inefficiencies.

Understand the concept of externalities and how they affect social costs and benefits.

Calculate the social cost of producing goods in the presence of external costs.

Evaluate the effects of externalities on the efficiency of the market outcomes.

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