Marginal benefit curves slope ________ and marginal cost curves slope ________

At the end of the 1980s, bank regulators ________ various standards by which bank performance is measured thereby ________ banks willingness to lend

A) lowered, increasing B) raised, increasing C) lowered, decreasing D) raised, decreasing

A government wants to establish a minimum wage for workers to raise the standard of living for a large segment of the population. Where should the government set the minimum wage relative to W E ?

a. above W E
b. below W E
c. equal to W E
d. W E is irrelevant.