For anyone interested, Massachusetts' Division of Professional Licensure can be your entry into the exciling career field of Elevator Operator. You must pay a processing fee of 525 , allow access to your driver's license, provide a description of your "work experience in elevators," and (1 am not making this up) pass an exam, which I assume goes beyond knowing what maybe six buttons do. Presumably, the licensing process protects consumers (who, obviously, can make mistakes); given the information presented this week, aside from ensuring high quality elevation services, why else might existing elevator operators find it in their interest to protect the licensing system? Select one: a. Since the presence of elevator operators is somewhat of a novelty, the license (plainly visible inside the elevator, Eke similar certificates from Boards of Health in restaurants) ensures a high demand for elevator operators. Consumers will not be willing to ride in an elevator without an operator, or with an operator who does not possess a visible license. b. The licensing process is a way to increase wages for currently-licensed elevator operators since it shields them from potential corrpetition (and thus, decreases the total supply of labor) from unicensed elevator operators c. Unlicensed elevator operators do not face any market discipline from practicing inferior elevator operaton. Only licensed elevator operators have a guarantee of quality, ensuring greater consumer protection and satisfaction. d. By lcensing and providing evidence of high elevator operator standards. Massachusetts ensures that elevator operators will be of high quality This encourages more people to become elevator operators since they know consumers will appreciate their work. Labor supply of elevator operators is thus increased