To be effective in raising people's wages, a minimum wage must be set

A) above the equilibrium wage rate.
B) below the equilibrium wage rate.
C) equal to the equilibrium wage rate.
D) below $7.
E) either above or below the equilibrium wage depending on whether the supply curve of labor shifts rightward or leftward in response to the minimum wage.


A

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