16. Suppose that the government imposes a minimum wage of $7. Then, the size of labor force will be people, the number of people employed will be. , and the number of people unemployed will be. a. labor force = 50, employment = 30, unemployment = 20 b. labor force = 50, employment = 50, unemployment = 0 c. labor force = 70, employment = 30, unemployment = 40 d. labor force 70, employment = 50, unemployment = 20

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16. Suppose that the government imposes a minimum wage of $7. Then, the size of labor force
will be
people, the number of people employed will be. , and the number of
people unemployed will be.
a. labor force = 50, employment = 30, unemployment = 20
b. labor force = 50, employment = 50, unemployment = 0
c. labor force = 70, employment = 30, unemployment = 40
d. labor force 70, employment = 50, unemployment = 20
Transcribed Image Text:16. Suppose that the government imposes a minimum wage of $7. Then, the size of labor force will be people, the number of people employed will be. , and the number of people unemployed will be. a. labor force = 50, employment = 30, unemployment = 20 b. labor force = 50, employment = 50, unemployment = 0 c. labor force = 70, employment = 30, unemployment = 40 d. labor force 70, employment = 50, unemployment = 20
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