The income effect describes the:

A. increase in the quantity of labor supplied in response to a higher wage.
B. decrease in the quantity of labor supplied due to the greater demand for leisure caused by a higher income.
C. decrease in the quantity of labor supplied in response to a lower wage.
D. increase in the quantity of labor supplied due to the greater demand for leisure caused by a higher income.


B. decrease in the quantity of labor supplied due to the greater demand for leisure caused by a higher income.

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