Suppose Taco Hut currently doesn't offer its employees any health insurance. However, the government is passing legislation to require firms to provide health insurance coverage. Providing such coverage will cost Taco Hut $2 per worker hour, and the workers value this coverage at $3 per worker hour. How will the legislation affect the equilibrium wage and level of employment at Taco Hut? a.Wages will fall, employment will increase b. Wages will stay the same, employment will fall c.Wages will fall, employment will fall d.Wages will increase, employment will increase

Suppose Taco Hut currently doesn't offer its employees any health insurance. However, the government is passing legislation to require firms to provide health insurance coverage. Providing such coverage will cost Taco Hut $2 per worker hour, and the workers value this coverage at $3 per worker hour. How will the legislation affect the equilibrium wage and level of employment at Taco Hut? a.Wages will fall, employment will increase b. Wages will stay the same, employment will fall c.Wages will fall, employment will fall d.Wages will increase, employment will increase

Micro Economics For Today

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337613064

Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:Tucker, Irvin B.

Chapter12: Income Distribution, Poverty, And Discrimination

Section12.5: Discrimination

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