The government has increased the minimum wage by $30 a week to $570 a week. Unions wanted a $35 a week increase, but employers argued that that level of increase was unaffordable and would send smaller firms to the wall. Source: ABC Australia, February 11, 2 On a graph of the market for low-skilled labor, show the effect of the $30 a week increase in the minimum wage on employment of low-skilled labor.

Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly. WAGE (Dollars per hour) 20 18 16 14 12 10 2 0 Supply Demand 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 LABOR (Hundreds of workers) Graph Input Tool Market for Labor in the Fast Food Industry Wage (Dollars per hour) Labor Demanded (Hundreds of workers) 6 500 Labor Supplied (Hundreds of workers) ? 0

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$30 a week boost to minimum wage The government increased the minimum wage by $30 a week to $570 a week. Unions wanted a $35 a week increase, but employers argued that a $35 a week. increase was unaffordable. Source: ABC Australia, February 11, 2011 The graph shows a market for low-skilled labor. If the minimum wage is set at $570 a week, If the minimum wage is set at $540 a week, OA. some people who want a job can't get one; everyone who wants a job has one B. firms cannot hire all the labor they want; everyone who wants a job has one OC. everyone who wants a job has one; firms cannot hire all the labor they want OD. everyone who wants a job has one; some people who want a job can't get one 590- 580- 570- 560- 550 540- 530- 520- 510+ 9.8 Wage rate (dollars per week) A D 9.9 10.1 10 Quantity (millions of hours per year) S 10.2 Next Q Q G

The City of Despair sets a minimum wage of $8 when the market rate for fast food workers is $10. What happens? nothing happens the market for workers is cleared there is an excess supply of workers at $10 there is an excess demand for workers at $10

Chapter 06 News Analysis: Should the Minimum Wage Increase? 15 Labor Market WAGE (Dollars per hour) 12 0 0 200 400 600 Labor Supply + Wage Rate (Dollars per hour) $11.7 Labor Demanded 220 Labor Supplied 780 (Thousands of workers) (Thousands of workers) Surplus Labor 560 (Thousands of workers) Labor Demand Labor Demand Shifters Tax Credit 0 (Dollars per hour) 800 1000 QUANTITY (Thousands of workers) Suppose the minimum wage in this economy is $11.70 per hour. An unemployed worker is defined as someone who is willing to work at the prevailing wage but is unable to find employment. Because the minimum wage lies above the equilibrium wage, it is binding, which means it is also the prevailing wage. If the wage is not allowed to fall below $11.70 per hour, the size of the unskilled labor force is workers are considered unemployed. workers, and unskilled The unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of unemployed workers in the labor force: Unemployment Rate = Labor Force Unemployed x…