Doug Is Currently Not Employed

question 255

Multiple Choice

Doug is currently not employed. He places a value of $16 an hour on his time in nonmarket activities. If Doug is offered a job paying $12 an hour,

• A) he should supply 0 hours in the labor market.
• B) he should supply a positive number of hours in the labor market and allocate no time to nonmarket activities.
• C) he is indifferent between supplying hours to the labor market and using his time in nonmarket activities.
• D) he should supply a positive number of hours in the labor market and to nonmarket activities.

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