The individual firm that hires labor under competitive conditions faces a labor supply curve that

A. slopes upward to the right.
B. slopes downward to the right.
C. is vertical, because workers need a job at any wage.
D. is horizontal, because individual firms have no control over wages.


Answer: D

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The total amount of income earned by U.S. resource suppliers in a year, plus taxes on production and imports, is measured by:

a) gross domestic product. b) national income. c) personal income. d) disposable income.

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With a progressive tax system, as the level of income increases in an economy, the average tax rate will:

A. remain the same. B. increase. C. decrease. D. decrease, increase, or remain the same.

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Income increases cause no change in a household's choice set.

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

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