To Be Effective in Raising People's Wages,a Minimum Wage Must

question 248

Multiple Choice

To be effective in raising people's wages,a minimum wage must be set

• A) above the equilibrium wage rate.
• B) below the equilibrium wage rate.
• C) equal to the equilibrium wage rate.
• D) below $7.
• E) either above or below the equilibrium wage depending on whether the supply curve of labor shifts rightward or leftward in response to the minimum wage.

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