If the graph shown is displaying a competitive market and the market is currently offering a wage less than P*:

A. firms will have a hard time finding employees.
B. there would be excess workers who want to work at that wage.
C. there would be unemployment in the market.
D. firms would be forced by government to adjust their wages back to equilibrium.


Answer: A

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