The table shows the market for house painters in New Mexico. a. If New Mexico introduces a strictly enforced minimum wage for house painters of $5.00 an hour, house painters are employed. This causes OA. a surplus of labor OB. a shortage of labor OC. neither a surplus nor a shortage of labor. and thus, house painters are unemployed. b. If New Mexico introduces a strictly enforced minimum wage for house painters of $6.50 an hour, house painters are employed. This causes OA. a surplus of labor OB. a shortage of labor OC. neither a surplus nor a shortage of labor and thus, house painters are unemployed. Wage rate (dollars per hour) 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 Quantity demanded Quantity supplied (house painters) 300 250 200 150 100 50 150 175 200 225 250 275

The table shows the market for house painters in New Mexico. a. If New Mexico introduces a strictly enforced minimum wage for house painters of $5.00 an hour, house painters are employed. This causes OA. a surplus of labor OB. a shortage of labor OC. neither a surplus nor a shortage of labor. and thus, house painters are unemployed. b. If New Mexico introduces a strictly enforced minimum wage for house painters of $6.50 an hour, house painters are employed. This causes OA. a surplus of labor OB. a shortage of labor OC. neither a surplus nor a shortage of labor and thus, house painters are unemployed. Wage rate (dollars per hour) 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 Quantity demanded Quantity supplied (house painters) 300 250 200 150 100 50 150 175 200 225 250 275

Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337091992

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter6: Supply, Demand And Government Policies

Section: Chapter Questions

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