Figure 18-8 This Figure Below Shows the Labor Market for Automobile Workers

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Multiple Choice

Figure 18-8
This figure below shows the labor market for automobile workers. The curve labeled S is the labor supply curve, and the curves labeled D₁ and D₂ are the labor demand curves. On the horizontal axis, L represents the quantity of labor in the market.
-Refer to Figure 18-8. What is measured along the vertical axis on the graph?

• A)the quantity of automobiles produced
• B)the price of automobiles
• C)the wage paid to automobile workers
• D)time spent by workers producing automobiles

Explore the effect of removing excise taxes on market surplus and government revenue.

Understand the effect of taxes on the burden shared between employers and employees.

Analyze how the elasticity of demand and supply influences the outcomes of tax policies.

Understand the stages and substages of Piaget's theory of sensorimotor development.

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