Assuming that leisure is a normal good, if an individual's labor supply curve is upward sloping, then the

A. substitution effect outweighs the income effect at higher wages.
B. income effect outweighs the substitution effect at higher wages.
C. income effect and the substitution effects are equal.
D. income effect is zero.


Answer: A

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