10 $7.25 5 4 $2.75 1 2.75 4 5 7 8 7.25 10 workers in thousands Refer to the graph shown here. In this market, a minimum wage of $7.25 is binding and creates a labor shortage. binding and creates unemployment. nonbinding and creates a labor shortage. nonbinding and creates neither a labor shortage nor unemployment.

10 $7.25 5 4 $2.75 1 2.75 4 5 7 8 7.25 10 workers in thousands Refer to the graph shown here. In this market, a minimum wage of $7.25 is binding and creates a labor shortage. binding and creates unemployment. nonbinding and creates a labor shortage. nonbinding and creates neither a labor shortage nor unemployment.

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Chapter11: Labor Markets

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