The above figure shows the market for finish carpenters in Bozeman. If there is a minimum wage set at $18, what is true?

A) The lowest wage for which someone is willing to work is $18 an hour.
B) The quantity of jobs increases to 400.
C) The lowest wage for which someone is willing to work is $20 an hour.
D) 200 workers are employed.
E) The quantity of jobs demanded is more than the quantity supplied.

D

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There is ________ to how much increases in labor inputs can increase real GDP per capita, and there is ________ to how much increases in labor productivity can increase real GDP per capita

A) a limit; a limit B) a limit; no limit C) no limit; a limit D) no limit; no limit

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