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4. Minimum wage legislation
The following graph shows the labor market in the fast-food industry in the fictional town of Supersize City.
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The equilibrium hourly wage is $10 and quantity is 350 thousand
workers.
(It is determined at the intersection of labor demand and labor
supply curves)
Price control is called non binding price floor.
(As minimum wage is set which is price floor and it is set below
the equilibrium price so it is non binding)
Wage - $8
Labor demanded = 385
Labor supplied = 280
Pressure on wages = Upward
(Pressure on wages is to reach the equilibrium price)
Wage - $12
Labor demanded = 315
Labor supplied = 420
Pressure on wages = Downward
(Pressure on wages is to reach the equilibrium price)
False
(A binding minimum wage must be set above the equilibrium wage)