In advance of the recent increase in the U.S. minimum wage rate, the government of the state

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In advance of the recent increase in the U.S. minimum wage rate, the government of the state of Arizona decided to boost its own minimum wage by an additional $1.60 per hour. This pushed the wage rate earned by Arizona teenagers above the equilibrium wage rate in the teen labor market. What is the predicted effect of this action by Arizona's government on each of the following?
a. The quantity of labor supplied by Arizona teenagers
b. The quantity of labor demanded by employers of Arizona teenagers
c. The number of unemployed Arizona teenagers
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Economics Today

ISBN: 978-0132554619

16th edition

Authors: Roger LeRoy Miller

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