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Transcribed Image Text:If a worker faces the following situation, then
calculate the amount of leisure:
Wage = $30
T = Maximum hours of work = 24
Yn = Non Labour Income = $60
U = IL
a. 11
b. 9
C. 13
O d. 15
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