Minimum-Wage Laws Can Keep Wages

question 24

Multiple Choice

Minimum-wage laws can keep wages

• A)above equilibrium and cause a surplus of labor.
• B)above equilibrium and cause a shortage of labor.
• C)below equilibrium and cause a surplus of labor.
• D)below equilibrium and cause a shortage of labor.

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Definitions:

Sales Taxes

Taxes imposed by governments on sales of goods and services, typically calculated as a percentage of the sale price.

Digressive

Relating to or denoting a method that reduces in pace or intensity over time or steps, often used in taxation to describe tax rates that increase less proportionally with the amount subject to tax.

Regressive

Pertaining to a tax system where the tax rate decreases as the taxable amount increases, disproportionately affecting lower-income individuals.

Federal Revenue

The income received by the federal government from various sources like taxes, fees, and investments.