Suppose that Congress passes a law which requires employers to provide employees some healthcare benefits that raises the cost to the employers by $5 per hour. a) What is the impact on the demand for labor? (Think quantitatively) b) If the employees value the benefit exactly equal to the cost, what will be the impact on the supply of labor? c) How will the law affect the wage and level of employment? Are the employers better off or worse off? Are the employees better off or worse off? d) Suppose before the implementation of the law, the wage in the market was $3 above the minimum wage. In this case, how the law will affect the wage and level of employment?

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