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If a union establishes a wage floor above the equilibrium wage in a typical,competitive labor market, what will be the result?
Question 22 options:
an increase in wages and an increase in the quantity of workers employed |
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an increase in wages and a decrease in the quantity of workers employed |
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a decrease in wages and an increase in the quantity of workers employed |
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a decrease in wages and a decrease in the quantity of workers employed |
Option 2
an increase in wages and a decrease in the quantity of workers employed
The wage floor attracts more workers in the market but the employer hires only at the wage for the quantity demanded so there is a surplus in the market which is called unemployment.