Economics For Today
Economics For Today
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ISBN: 9781337613040
Author: Tucker
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 1SQP
To determine

Acceptability of the statement.

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The given statement is incorrect because the employers do not supply the job, but workers supply labor to the employers. The labor demand is the quantity of labor demanded by the employers at different price levels (wage rate).

Economics Concept Introduction

Labor demand curve: The labor demand curve shows the level of quantity of labor demanded at different price levels (wage rate).

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