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Match the following changes in equilibrium wages and quantity with their explanations
equilibrium wage increases and equilibrium quantity decreases
equilibrium wage decreases and equilibrium quantity increases
both equilibrium wage and equilibrium quantity increase
both equilibrium wage and equilibrium quantity decrease
____20. A decrease in the price of a gross substitute to labor
____21. An increase in the availability of nonlabor income.
____22. A decrease in the price of a gross complement to labor
____23. Wages in an alternative occupation decrease
20. A decrease in the price of a gross substitute to labor : So demand for labor decreases , people use more of the substitute . d. both equilibrium wage and equilibrium quantity decrease
21. An increase in the availability of nonlabor income : Supply of labor decreases . People get more income elsewhere . a. equilibrium wage increases and equilibrium quantity decreases
22. A decrease in the price of a gross complement to labor : So demand for labor rises , as price of a compliment falls people demand more labor . c. both equilibrium wage and equilibrium quantity increase
23. Wages in an alternative occupation decrease : So people shift from that alternative occupation to this , so supply of labor rises . b. equilibrium wage decreases and equilibrium quantity increases