The figure illustrates all of the following EXCEPT

A. at higher wages, more workers will seek to enter the industry, thereby adding to the surplus of workers where QS is greater than QD.
B. if the union establishes by collective bargaining a wage rate that exceeds equilibrium, an excess quantity of labor will be demanded.
C. there is a trade-off union leadership faces: Higher wages inevitably mean a reduction in total employment-a smaller number of positions.
D. if the union establishes by collective bargaining a wage rate that exceeds equilibrium at point Wu an excess quantity of labor will be supplied.


Answer: B

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