The figure given below shows a backward-bending labor supply curve for an individual. Along which part of the labor supply curve in the figure below does the income effect of a wage change outweigh the substitution effect? Figure 12.1 Wage b Quantity of labor Between points a and b Between points a and c Between points b and c Between points c and d Between points b and d О О

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