If a Minimum Wage Is Established, a Monopsonist Faces

question 314

Multiple Choice

If a minimum wage is established, a monopsonist faces

• A) an upward sloping supply of labor at all quantities of labor.
• B) a downward sloping supply of labor at all quantities of labor.
• C) a horizontal supply of labor at the minimum wage and the upward sloping portion of the labor supply curve above minimum wage.
• D) a horizontal supply of labor at the minimum wage and the downward sloping portion of the labor demand curve below minimum wage.

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