Suppose the equilibrium wage rate for apricot pickers is $9.00 per hour in California and at that wage rate the equilibrium quantity of apricot pickers is 14,000. If the minimum wage is set at $7.50 per hour, then the

A) quantity of apricot pickers employed increases.
B) quantity of apricot pickers employed decreases.
C) quantity of apricot pickers employed does not change.
D) wage rate for apricot pickers increases.
E) some apricot pickers are unemployed.


C

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