If the tax elasticity of supply is 0.6 and tax rates increase by 10 percent, the quantity of labor supplied will

A. Decrease by 1.67 percent.
B. Increase by 6 percent.
C. Decrease by 6 percent.
D. Increase by 1.67 percent.


Answer: C

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