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Quiz 508
2. Minimum-wage laws
a. create unemployment.
b. do not apply in states with right-to-work laws.
c. affect highly-educated workers more than high school dropouts.
d. cause labor shortages, which further raise wages above equilibrium.
3. Minimum-wage laws
a. reduce unemployment.
b. cause labor shortages, which further raise wages above equilibrium.
c. affect highly-educated workers more than high school dropouts.
d. None of the above is correct.
6. When a minimum-wage law forces the wage to remain above the equilibrium level, the result
is
a. both a shortage of labor and a shortage of jobs.
b. a shortage of labor and a surplus of jobs.
c. a surplus of labor and a shortage of jobs.
d. both surplus of labor and a surplus of jobs.
7. When a minimum-wage law forces the wage to remain above the equilibrium level, it
a. raises both the quantity of labor supplied and the quantity of labor demanded compared to the
equilibrium level.
b. raises the quantity of labor supplied and reduces the quantity of labor demanded compared to
the equilibrium level.
c. reduces the quantity of labor supplied and raises the quantity of labor demanded compared to
the equilibrium level.
d. reduces both the quantity of labor supplied and the quantity of labor demanded compared to
the equilibrium level.
11. If the minimum wage is currently above the equilibrium wage, then a decrease in the
minimum wage
a. increases both the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of labor.
b. decreases both the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied of labor.
c. increases the quantity of labor demanded but decreases the quantity of labor supplied.
d. decreases the quantity of labor demanded but increases the quantity of labor supplied.
12. If the minimum wage were currently above the equilibrium wage, then a decrease in the
minimum wage that kept it above the equilibrium wage would
a. increase the surplus of labor.
b. reduce the surplus of labor.
c. increase the shortage of labor.
d. reduce the shortage of labor,
Table 28-7
Below is data about the labor market in the city of Productionville.
Wage Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied
$8 6,000 16,000
$7 9,000 14,000
$6 12,000 12,000
$5 15,000 10,000
$4 18,000 8,000
13. Refer to Table 28-7. If the local government imposed a minimum wage of $4 in
Productionville, how many people would be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 2,000
c. 3,000
d. 10,000
14. Refer to Table 28-7. If the local government imposed a minimum wage of $5 in
Productionville, how many people would be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 2,000
c. 3,000
d. 5,000
15. Refer to Table 28-7. If the local government imposed a minimum wage of $6 in
Productionville, how many people would be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 2,000
c. 3,000
d. 5,000
16. Refer to Table 28-7. If the local government imposed a minimum wage of $7 in
Productionville, how many people would be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 2,000
c. 5,000
d. 10,000
17. Refer to Table 28-7. If the local government imposed a minimum wage of $8 in
Productionville, how many people would be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 2,000
c. 5,000
d. 10,000
Table 28-8
Below is data about the labor market in the state of Northwoods.
Wage Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied
$10 80,000 120,000
$9 90,000 110,000
$8 100,000 100,000
$7 110,000 90,000
$6 120,000 80,000
18. Refer to Table 28-8. If the state government imposed a minimum wage of $8, how many
people would be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 10,000
c. 20,000
d. 40,000
19. Refer to Table 28-8. If the state government imposed a minimum wage of $9, how many
people would be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 10,000
c. 20,000
d. 40,000
20. Refer to Table 28-8. If the state government imposed a minimum wage of $10, how many
people would be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 10,000
c. 20,000
d. 40,000
Figure 28-3
21. Refer to Figure 28-3. At the equilibrium wage, how many workers are unemployed?
a. 0
b. 4,000
c. 5,000
d. 8,000
22. Refer to Figure 28-3. At the equilibrium wage, how many workers are employed?
a. 0
b. 1,000
c. 5,000
d. 9,000
23. Refer to Figure 28-3. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $4, how many workers
will be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 3,000
c. 4,000
d. 7,000
24. Refer to Figure 28-3. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $4, how many workers
will be employed?
a. 3,000
b. 4,000
c. 5,000
d. 7,000
25. Refer to Figure 28-3. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $4, then unemployment
will increase by
a. 0 workers.
b. 2,000 workers.
c. 4,000 workers.
d. 5,000 workers.
26. Refer to Figure 28-3. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $4, then employment
will decrease by
a. 0 workers.
b. 2,000 workers.
c. 3,000 workers.
d. 4,000 workers.
27. Refer to Figure 28-3. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $8, then how many
workers will be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 3,000
c. 4,000
d. 7,000
28. Refer to Figure 28-3. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $8, then how many
workers will be employed?
a. 3,000
b. 4,000
c. 5,000
d. 7,000
29. Refer to Figure 28-3. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $8, then unemployment
will increase by
a. 0 workers.
b. 2,000 workers.
c. 4,000 workers.
d. 7,000 workers.
30. Refer to Figure 28-3. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $8, then employment
will decrease by
a. 0 workers.
b. 2,000 workers.
c. 3,000 workers.
d. 4,000 workers.
31. Refer to Figure 28-3. If unemployment is 2,000 workers, then the minimum wage must be
a. $4.
b. $5.
c. $7.
d. $8.
Figure 28-4
32. Refer to Figure 28-4. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $4, how many workers
will be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 4,000
c. 6,000
d. 12,000
33. Refer to Figure 28-4. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $6, how many workers
will be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 4,000
c. 8,000
d. 12,000
34. Refer to Figure 28-4. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $8, how many workers
will be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 2,000
c. 4,000
d. 8,000
35. Refer to Figure 28-4. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $10, how many
workers will be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 2,000
c. 4,000
d. 8,000
36. Refer to Figure 28-4. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $12, how many
workers will be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 2,000
c. 4,000
d. 10,000
37. Refer to Figure 28-4. If the government imposes a minimum wage of $16, how many
workers will be unemployed?
a. 0
b. 4,000
c. 8,000
d. 12,000
38. Refer to Figure 28-4. If 4,000 workers are unemployed, then the minimum wage must be
a. $6
b. $8.
c. $12.
d. $14.
39. Refer to Figure 28-4. If 12,000 workers are unemployed, then the minimum wage must be
a. $4.
b. $6.
c. $14
d. $16.
40. Refer to Figure 28-4. If 8,000 workers are unemployed, then the minimum wage must be
a. $6
b. $8
c. $12.
d. $14.
Figure 28-5
41. Refer to Figure 28-5. If the minimum wage is set at $125, then
a. the quantity of labor demanded will equal 20.
b. the quantity of labor supplied will equal 35.
c. the surplus of labor will equal 25.
d. unemployment will equal 10.
42. Minimum-wage laws are most likely to affect the wages paid to
a. teenagers.
b. people with advanced technical training.
c. people who are self-employed.
d. union members.
43. Minimum-wage laws are least likely to affect the wages paid to
a. teenagers.
b. low-skill workers.
c. inexperienced workers.
d. highly-educated workers.
44. If the wage is kept above the equilibrium wage for any reason, the result is
a. cyclical unemployment.
b. frictional unemployment.
c. seasonal unemployment.
d. structural unemployment.
47. Other things the same, an increase in wages above their equilibrium level
a. increases frictional unemployment but leaves the natural rate of unemployment unchanged.
b. increases frictional unemployment and increases the natural rate of unemployment.
c. increases structural unemployment but leaves the natural rate of unemployment unchanged.
d. increases structural unemployment and increases the natural rate of unemployment.
50. Workers waiting for jobs to open up is most closely associated with
a. cyclical unemployment.
b. frictional unemployment.
c. seasonal unemployment.
d. structural unemployment.