Briefly explain how the following programs would affect the elasticity of demand for labor in the steel industry:

a. An increased tariff on steel imports.

b. A law making it illegal to lay off workers for economic reasons.

c. A boom in the machinery industry

(which uses steel as an input)—causing production in that industry to rise.

d. A decision by the owners of steel mills to operate each mill longer than has been the practice in the past.

e. An increase in the wages paid by employers in the steel industry.

f. A tax on each ton of steel produced.