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The labour-supply curve slopes upward if:

a. Leisure is a normal good.

b. Consumption is a normal good.

c. The income effect on leisure is greater than the substitution effect.

d. The substitution effect on leisure is greater than the income effect.

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A. a change in the price of a complementary factor

B. the slope of the MP curve

C. the elasticity of demand for the final product

D. the proportion of the factor's cost relative to the total cost

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A. The market demand for labor will change as a result of a change in the use of a complementary factor or a substitute factor

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D. The market demand curve for labor is vertical at the profit-maximizing wage.

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