A labor supply elasticity of 0.1 means that a wage increase of 10 percent will:
A. increase the quantity of labor supplied by 10 percent.
B. reduce the quantity of labor supplied by 10 percent.
C. increase the quantity of labor supplied by 1 percent.
D. reduce the quantity of labor supplied by 1 percent.
Answer: C
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