Minimum$-$wage laws and unemployment

Minimum$-$wage laws and unemployment

Consider the labor market defined by the supply and demand curves plotted on the

following graph.

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Suppose the federal government contemplates a new law that would create a

national minimum wage of $$12\mathrm{.}50$ per hour.

Which of the following statements are true? Check all that apply.

In this labor market, a minimum wage of $$12\mathrm{.}50$ would be binding.

In the absence of price controls, a surplus puts upward pressure on wages until

they rise to the equilibrium.

Binding minimum wages increase the natural rate of unemployment.

If the minimum wage were set at $$9\mathrm{.}50,$ the market would still be able to reach

equilibrium.Consider the labor market defined by the supply and demand curves plotted on the following graph.