Refer to Figure 17-3. Assume Panel B represents the labor supply curve. Which of the following statements about Panel B is true?

A) Panel B describes a situation in which the income effect dominates the substitution effect at every level of wages (segments i, ii, and iii).
B) Panel B describes a situation in which the income effect dominates the substitution effect at low wages (segment i) and a situation in which the substitution effect dominates the income effect at very high wages (segment iii).
C) Panel B describes a situation in which the income effect dominates the substitution effect at low wages (segment i) and again at very high wages (segment iii).
D) Panel B describes a situation in which the substitution effect dominates the income effect at low wages (segment i).


C

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