1. Minimum wage legislation

The following graph shows the labor market in the fast-food industry in the fictional town of Supersize City.

Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph.

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20 1B 16 14 12 10 WAGE (Dollars per hour) 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 LABOR (Thousands of workers) In this market, the equilibrium hourly wage is $ Graph Input Tool Market for Labor in the Fast Food Industry | Wage 6 (Dollars per hour) Labor Demanded 174 Labor Supplied 126 (Thousands of 'housana's of workers) workers) , and the equilibrium quantity of labor is thousand workers. Suppose a senator introduces a bill to legislate a minimum hourly wage of $6. This type of price control is called a v . For each of the wages listed in the following table, determine the quantity of labor demanded, the quantity of labor supplied, and the direction of pressure exerted on wages in the absence of any price controls. Wage Labor Demanded Labor Supplied (Dollars per hour) (Thousands of workers) (Thousands of workers) Pressure on Wages 12 ' 8 v True or False: A minimum wage below $10 per hour is not a binding minimum wage in this market. A True A False