Lance lives in Williston, North Dakota. The firms in town, such as the Walmart, pay teenagers without a high school degree the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Because his parents provide him Y (mostly in the form of room and board), Lance chooses to stay in school and not work. However, a new fracking firm starts production nearby so the wage rises to three times the minimum wage. Use a labor-leisure choice figure to show why he does not work initially but then works a substantial number of hours at the higher wage. Draw Lance's original budget constraint and show that he does not choose to work. The firms in town, such as the Walmart, pay teenagers without a high school degree the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Assuming the price of consumption is $1.00, what is the slope of Lance's original budget constraint? The slope of Lance's original budget constraint is - (Round your response to two decimal places.)

Lance lives in Williston, North Dakota. The firms in town, such as the Walmart, pay teenagers without a high school degree the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Because his parents provide him Y (mostly in the form of room and board), Lance chooses to stay in school and not work. However, a new fracking firm starts production nearby so the wage rises to three times the minimum wage. Use a labor-leisure choice figure to show why he does not work initially but then works a substantial number of hours at the higher wage. Draw Lance's original budget constraint and show that he does not choose to work. The firms in town, such as the Walmart, pay teenagers without a high school degree the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Assuming the price of consumption is $1.00, what is the slope of Lance's original budget constraint? The slope of Lance's original budget constraint is - (Round your response to two decimal places.)

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