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Someone Says,"Even Though the Equilibrium Wage Rate Is $7 an Hour

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Someone says,"Even though the equilibrium wage rate is $7 an hour in the unskilled labor market,if we impose a minimum wage of $8 an hour,no one currently working will lose his or her job." This person must believe that the


A) demand curve for unskilled labor is vertical.
B) demand curve for unskilled labor is downward-sloping.
C) firms that hire unskilled laborers are earning high profits.
D) firms that hire unskilled laborers have relatively low costs.
E) none of the above.

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