### Educational Content: Understanding Labor Market Equilibrium**Graph Overview:**The graph illustrates the labor market, plotting the wage rate in dollars per hour on the vertical axis against the quantity of labor (in thousands of workers) on the horizontal axis. The graph features two intersecting lines: - **Supply Curve (orange line):** Indicates the number of workers willing to work at different wage rates.- **Demand Curve (blue line):** Represents the number of workers employers are willing to hire at various wage rates.The intersection of these curves determines the equilibrium wage and quantity of labor.**Graph Input Tool:**- **Market for Labor:** - **Wage:** $6.00 per hour - **Labor Demanded:** 1,000 (thousands of workers) - **Labor Supplied:** 600 (thousands of workers)At a wage of $6.00, there is a shortage as labor demanded exceeds labor supplied.**Table Analysis:**| Wage | Labor Demanded (Thousands of workers) | Labor Supplied (Thousands of workers) | Shortage or Surplus? ||------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|| $6.00| 1,000 | 600 | Shortage |### Key Concepts:- **Shortage:** When labor demanded exceeds labor supplied at the set wage rate, causing market pressure for wages to increase.**Considerations for Minimum Wage Laws:**- **A minimum wage of $8.50 would be binding:** This is above the equilibrium wage, likely causing a surplus of labor (unemployment).- **Market equilibrium at $6.00:** Indicates a potential for the market to balance demand and supply, minimizing shortages but may not address living wage concerns.- **Binding minimum wages:** Can lead to cyclical unemployment as businesses adjust to higher wage costs.- **Price controls absence:** Leads to natural market adjustments, where shortages drive wages up to equilibrium levels.Check all that apply to understand impacts on labor markets when minimum wage laws are introduced or altered.

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WAGE (Dollars per hour) 16 14 12 10 2 0 Supply Demand 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 LABOR (Thousands of workers) Graph Input Tool Market for Labor Wage (Dollars per hour) Which of the following statements are true? Check all that apply. Labor Demanded (Thousands of workers) 6.00 1,000 Labor Supplied (Thousands of workers) Complete the following table with the quantity of labor supplied and demanded if the wage is set at $6.00. Then indicate whether this wage will rest In a shortage or a surplus. Hint: Be sure to pay attention to the units used on the graph and in the table. For example, type in 100 for 100,000 workers. Labor Demanded Labor Supplied Wage (Thousands of workers) (Thousands of workers) Shortage or Surplus? $6.00 1,000 600 Shortage Suppose the federal government contemplates a new law that would create a national minimum wage of $6.00 per hour. 600 In this labor market, a minimum wage of $8.50 would be binding. If the minimum wage is set at $6.00, the market will still be able to reach equilibrium. Binding minimum wages cause cyclical unemployment. In the absence of price controls, a shortage puts downward pressure on wages until they fall to the equilibrium.

WAGE (Dollars per hour) 16 14 12 10 2 0 Supply Demand 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 LABOR (Thousands of workers) Graph Input Tool Market for Labor Wage (Dollars per hour) Which of the following statements are true? Check all that apply. Labor Demanded (Thousands of workers) 6.00 1,000 Labor Supplied (Thousands of workers) Complete the following table with the quantity of labor supplied and demanded if the wage is set at $6.00. Then indicate whether this wage will rest In a shortage or a surplus. Hint: Be sure to pay attention to the units used on the graph and in the table. For example, type in 100 for 100,000 workers. Labor Demanded Labor Supplied Wage (Thousands of workers) (Thousands of workers) Shortage or Surplus? $6.00 1,000 600 Shortage Suppose the federal government contemplates a new law that would create a national minimum wage of $6.00 per hour. 600 In this labor market, a minimum wage of $8.50 would be binding. If the minimum wage is set at $6.00, the market will still be able to reach equilibrium. Binding minimum wages cause cyclical unemployment. In the absence of price controls, a shortage puts downward pressure on wages until they fall to the equilibrium.

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