A change in a price of a substitute input for labor will cause

A. a change in the demand for labor in the same direction of the price change.
B. a change in the supply of labor in the opposite direction of the price change.
C. no change in the demand for labor.
D. a change in the demand for labor in the opposite direction of the price change.


Answer: A

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