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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