A Mandated Increase in Overtime Pay Is Likely to

question 11

Multiple Choice

A mandated increase in overtime pay is likely to

• A) raise the average costs of labor, even if all overtime hours were eliminated.
• B) cause an increase in labor hours due to the scale effect.
• C) cause employers to increase straight-time hourly wages to compensate (because of the "package" agreed upon).
• D) cause an increase in labor hours due to the substitution effect.

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