The effect of a legal minimum wage set above the equilibrium wage rate is

A. a decrease in quantity of labor supplied.
B. an excess quantity of labor demanded.
C. an excess quantity of labor supplied.
D. an increase in the quantity of labor demanded.


Answer: C

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