Multiple Choice
The imposition of a minimum wage on a competitive labor market will likely
A) create additional employment opportunities because some low-skilled workers will now see their wage increase.
B) lower the wages of workers earning more than the minimum wage.
C) create unemployment as some people enter the labor market while some firms reduce the quantity of labor they are willing to employ due to the increased wage.
D) increase unemployment of high-skilled workers as firms substitute for high-skilled labor with low-skilled labor.
E) lower the unemployment rate of low-income families.
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