The table gives the demand and supply schedules of teenage labor.   Wage rate ($ per hour) Quantity demanded (hours per month) Quantity supplied (hours per month) 4 3000 1000 5 2500 1500 6 2000 2000 7 1500 2500 8 1000 3000   a.Calculate the equilibrium wage rate, the number of hours worked, and the quantity of unemployment.     b.If a minimum wage for teenagers is set at $5 an hour, how many hours do they work and how many hours of teenage labor are unemployed?       c.If a minimum wage is set at $7 an hour, how many hours do teenagers work and how many are unemployed?

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  1. The table gives the demand and supply schedules of teenage labor.

 

Wage rate ($ per hour)

Quantity demanded (hours per month)

Quantity supplied (hours per month)

4

3000

1000

5

2500

1500

6

2000

2000

7

1500

2500

8

1000

3000

 

a.Calculate the equilibrium wage rate, the number of hours worked, and the quantity of unemployment.

 

 

b.If a minimum wage for teenagers is set at $5 an hour, how many hours do they work and how many hours of teenage labor are unemployed?

 

 

 

c.If a minimum wage is set at $7 an hour, how many hours do teenagers work and how many are unemployed?

 

 

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