An Increase in the Minimum Wage

question 25

Multiple Choice

An increase in the minimum wage

• A)increases both the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of labor.
• B)decreases both the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of labor.
• C)increases the quantity of labor demanded but decreases the quantity of labor supplied.
• D)decreases the quantity of labor demanded but increases the quantity of labor supplied.

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Definitions:

Marginal Costs

The extra financial burden of manufacturing another unit of a product or service.

Marginal Benefits

The improvement in benefit or utility realized by consuming or producing one more unit of a good or service.

Least-Cost Production

An economic principle where firms seek to produce their output at the minimum possible cost to maximize efficiency and profitability.

Inward Shift

A movement towards the origin of a supply or demand curve, indicating a decrease in supply or demand for a product.