Which the following are effects of a minimum wage that is above the market equilibrium wage? Select all that apply. The quantity of labor demanded falls. A market surplus is created. Employment increases and unemployment decreases. The quantity of labor supplied increases.

In the below exhibit, a shift in the supply curve from S1 to S2 is possible because of:   Select one: a. changes in consumer preferences b. higher taxes imposed on producers c. subsidies to consumers d. technological innovation

Suppose the market price of wheat is $7 a bushel and a price ceiling is set at $9 a bushel. What is the impact of this price ceiling?

Oolong tea is produced in China and sold in many countries. In the province of Fujian, per 100 grams of Oolong tea sells for 50 yuan. In Kuala Lumpur, per 100 grams of the same Oolong tea sells for RM20. Suppose that the exchange rate is RM0.45 1 yuan. Please do the following calculations based on the above information: 1. How much would it cost in Malaysian currency to buy the tea in Fujian? 2. How much would it cost in China currency to buy the tea in Kuala Lumpur?

The current quantity demanded of hairdressers is 47,00047,000, and the average salary in the labor market is $27,000$⁢27,000 per year. Recently, several salons closed due to competition, which led to employers demanding only 36,00036,000 hairdressers.Assuming that when quantity demanded decreases by 1,1001,100 workers, the average salary will decrease by $500$⁢500, calculate the new salary in the labor market. Write the exact answer. Do not round.

9. Minimum wage legislation The following graph shows the labor market in the fast-food industry in the fictional town of Supersize City. Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph. Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly. Graph Input Tool ?) 20 Market for Labor in the Fast Food Industry 18 I Wage (Dollars per hour) 16 Labor Supplied (Thousands of workers) Supply Labor Demanded 900 14 (Thousands of workers) 12 10 8 Demand 4. 0. 90 180 270 360 450 540 630 720 810 900 LABOR (Thousands of workers) WAGE (Dollars per hour)

The graph below shows the market for labor (coal miners). New coal-mining equipment is invented that is cheap and requires fewer workers to run. Demonstrate the effect this equipment has on the demand for coal miners. Provide your answer below: Wage Supply New Equilibrium Original Equilibrium Demand Quantity of Coal Miners

Explain the challenges of an increasing minimum wage for an economy

The graph below depicts the labor market for security guards in Philadelphia, PA. The state subsidizes labor through a tax credit that gives security guards $ 4 per hour worked. wage (S/hr) 18 Labor Supply 16 14 12 10 8. 6 4 Labor Demand 2 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Q (thousand hours) 20 (a) Mark the axes with the equilibrium hours worked Q and wage W without the subsidy. The market wage is S and guards work thousand hours. (b) Mark the graph with the wage paid WS by firms after the subsidy goes into effect. Firms pay $ per hour with the subsidy. (c) Mark the graph with the total pay received by workers WR after the subsidy goes into effect. Workers receive $ per hour with the subsidy. (d) Before the subsidy guards work Q= hours per week. After the subsidy they work QS= hours per week. Label the quantity axis with hours worked Q and QS. (e) Total earnings by all janitors is $ after the subsidy. The taxpayer cost of the subsidy is $

1) If a price ceiling is lower than the equilibrium market price, then   a) The price ceiling is non-binding, and therefore the price is held at the price ceiling.   b) The price ceiling is binding, and therefore the price is held at the price ceiling.   c) The price ceiling is non-binding, and therefore the price is the equilibrium market price.   d) The price ceiling is binding, and therefore the price is the equilibrium market price.   e) None of the above.