If steel workers obtain a substantial wage increase, employment in the steel industry will be most likely to fall if

a. the demand curve for steel is highly inelastic.
b. the demand curve for steel is highly elastic.
c. the demand curve for steel workers is highly inelastic.
d. there are no good substitutes for steel.

B

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