6. Low-skilled workers operate in a competitiv market. The labor supply is QS = 10W (where W is the price of labor measured by the hour- ly wage) and the demand for labor is QD 240-20W. Q measures the quantity of labor hired (in thousands of hours). = What is the equilibrium wage and quantity of low-skilled labor working in equilibrium? b. If the government passes a minimum wage of $9 per hour, what will the new quantity of labor

6. Low-skilled workers operate in a competitiv market. The labor supply is QS = 10W (where W is the price of labor measured by the hour- ly wage) and the demand for labor is QD 240-20W. Q measures the quantity of labor hired (in thousands of hours). = What is the equilibrium wage and quantity of low-skilled labor working in equilibrium? b. If the government passes a minimum wage of $9 per hour, what will the new quantity of labor

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