15. Wage $7.25 56.30 n S+MC D-MB (number of workers) The figure above shows a market for workers where employers are the consumers. What is the change in employers' surplus after a minimum wage is imposed? a. Employers' surplus decreases by C+E b. Employers' surplus decreases by B+C e. Employers' surplus increases by B but decreases by E d. Employers surplus increases by B+D
15. Wage $7.25 56.30 n S+MC D-MB (number of workers) The figure above shows a market for workers where employers are the consumers. What is the change in employers' surplus after a minimum wage is imposed? a. Employers' surplus decreases by C+E b. Employers' surplus decreases by B+C e. Employers' surplus increases by B but decreases by E d. Employers surplus increases by B+D
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Wage
57.25
56.50
A
C
E
F
B
D
43,000 70,000 15.000
SMC
D-MB
Minimum wage
a(number of workers)
The figure above shows a market for workers where employers are the consumers. What
is the change in employers' surplus after a minimum wage is imposed?
a. Employers' surplus decreases by C+E
b. Employers' surplus decreases by B+C
c. Employers' surplus increases by B but decreases by E
d. Employers' surplus increases by B+D.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F55aaf9c8-3042-4f4c-a67e-0e1fb7261d4e%2F06321a3f-a615-47e4-89b8-2a44cf809cb7%2Ff38xue_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Wage
57.25
56.50
A
C
E
F
B
D
43,000 70,000 15.000
SMC
D-MB
Minimum wage
a(number of workers)
The figure above shows a market for workers where employers are the consumers. What
is the change in employers' surplus after a minimum wage is imposed?
a. Employers' surplus decreases by C+E
b. Employers' surplus decreases by B+C
c. Employers' surplus increases by B but decreases by E
d. Employers' surplus increases by B+D.
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The figure above shows a market for admittance into an ice skating rink. A tax has been
imposed on the suppliers in the market. According to the graph, the absolute value of the
the absolute value of the price elasticity of
price elasticity of supply is
demand.
less than
not comparable to
equal to
C
d greater than](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F55aaf9c8-3042-4f4c-a67e-0e1fb7261d4e%2F06321a3f-a615-47e4-89b8-2a44cf809cb7%2Fj5fx0rd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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$14
The figure above shows a market for admittance into an ice skating rink. A tax has been
imposed on the suppliers in the market. According to the graph, the absolute value of the
the absolute value of the price elasticity of
price elasticity of supply is
demand.
less than
not comparable to
equal to
C
d greater than
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