If the legal minimum wage rate is set at $1/hour instead of at the equilibrium rate,

A. employment for inexperienced and marginal workers will tend to fall.
B. employment of inexperienced and marginal workers will tend to rise.
C. employment of inexperienced and marginal workers will not be affected.
D. there is no way to determine how the employment of inexperienced and marginal workers would be affected.


C. employment of inexperienced and marginal workers will not be affected.

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a. 22.5% b. 18.3% c. 15.1% d. 20.3%

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A) increases as pollution abatement increases because people learn to want an even cleaner environment as the environment gets cleaner. B) decreases as pollution abatement increases because of the law of diminishing marginal product. C) is constant as pollution abatement increases because pollution abatement is valued for its own sake and not for the utility it provides. D) decreases as pollution abatement increases because of the law of diminishing marginal utility.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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