Figure 20-1 Price (dollars per hour) $8.00 6.50 5.00 0 8 10 12 Labor (millions of workers) 415 Qul QIS) Q16) B 917)C 314) Q15) Q181A Q19) A A Oi.) CPL = (+/co) x 100 15) Refer to Figure 20-1. Based on the graph of the labor market above, if a minimum wage is set at $5 per hour, which of the following will occur? A) The unemployment rate will rise. B) The unemployment rate will fall. C) The level of unemployment will rise, but the percentage of the labor force unemployed will not change. D) None of the above will occur.

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Price
(dollars
per hour)
$8.00
6.50
5.00
0
8 10 12
Labor
(millions of workers)
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 20-1 Price (dollars per hour) $8.00 6.50 5.00 0 8 10 12 Labor (millions of workers)
415
Qul
QIS)
Q16) B
917)C
314)
Q15)
Q181A
Q19) A
A
Oi.) CPL = (+/co) x 100
15) Refer to Figure 20-1. Based on the graph of the labor market above, if a minimum wage is
set at $5 per hour, which of the following will occur?
A) The unemployment rate will rise.
B) The unemployment rate will fall.
C) The level of unemployment will rise, but the percentage of the labor force unemployed will
not change.
D) None of the above will occur.
Transcribed Image Text:415 Qul QIS) Q16) B 917)C 314) Q15) Q181A Q19) A A Oi.) CPL = (+/co) x 100 15) Refer to Figure 20-1. Based on the graph of the labor market above, if a minimum wage is set at $5 per hour, which of the following will occur? A) The unemployment rate will rise. B) The unemployment rate will fall. C) The level of unemployment will rise, but the percentage of the labor force unemployed will not change. D) None of the above will occur.
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