Pennsylvania's largest grower of fresh-to-market tomatoes announced in March 2009 he will no longer produce the crop because he can't find enough workers to harvest it. Though his tomato pickers made an average of $16
59 per hour last year, he said the relatively high wage is not enough to attract local labor to work the fields. In the market for tomato workers, what is TRUE? A) $16.59 is above the equilibrium wage rate
B) $16.59 is the equilibrium wage rate
C) $16.59 is below the equilibrium wage rate
D) Cannot determine where the equilibrium wage rate is in comparison to $16.59 without more information.
C
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A) elastic. B) inelastic. C) marginal. D) unit elastic.
If a market has more than one seller, but fewer sellers than under perfect competition, it is referred to as
a. a monopoly b. competitive c. imperfect competition d. an efficient market e. optimal