Attempts |0.6 0.8 Keep the Highest 0.8 / 2 10 . Minimum-wage laws and unemployment Consider the labor market defined by the supply and demand curves plotted on the following graph. Use the calculator to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to the calculator. Graph Input Tool (?) 20.0 Market for Labor 17.5 Supply Wage (Dollars per hour) 2.50 15.0 Labor Demanded 875 Labor Supplied 125 (Thousands of (Thousands of 12.5 workers) workers) 10.0 WAGE (Dollars per hour) 7.5 5.0 Demand 2.5 125 250 375 500 625 750 875 1000 LABOR (Thousands of workers) Complete the following table with the quantity of labor supplied and demanded if the wage is set at $7.50. Then indicate whether this wage will result in a shortage or a surplus. Hint: Be sure to pay attention to the units used on the graph and in the table. For example, type in 100 for 100,000 workers. Labor Demanded Labor Supplied Wage (Thousands of workers) (Thousands of workers) Shortage or Surplus? $7.50 Suppose the federal government contemplates a new law that would create Shortage minimum wage of $7.50 per hour. Surplus Which of the following statements are true? Check all that apply.Which of the following statements are true? Check all that apply. O In the absence of price controls, a shortage puts downward pressure on wages until they fall to the equilibrium. If the minimum wage is set at $7.50, the market will still be able to reach equilibrium. Binding minimum wages cause cyclical unemployment. In this labor market, a minimum wage of $10.50 would be binding