A union may attempt to obtain stricter certification requirements or longer apprenticeships. These changes would raise workers' wages because they:

A. create unnecessary unemployment.
B. shift in labor supply curve leftward.
C. decrease the marginal product of labor.
D. reduce management's use of featherbedding.


Answer: B

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