In a situation of excess supply in the labor market, there are:

a. many applicants for every job opening; employers will have an incentive to offer lower wages than they otherwise would have.
b. few applicants for every job opening; employers will have an incentive to offer lower wages than they otherwise would have.
c. many applicants for every job opening; employers will have an incentive to offer higher wages than they otherwise would have.
d. few applicants for every job opening; employers will have an incentive to offer higher wages than they otherwise would have.


a. many applicants for every job opening; employers will have an incentive to offer lower wages than they otherwise would have.

In a situation of excess supply in the labor market, there are many applicants for every job opening; employers will have an incentive to offer lower wages than they otherwise would have.

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