Effect of minimum wage on the quantity of labour employed

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a. If the Malaysian government cut the tax on business profits, would it offset the effect of the minimum wage on employment? Explain.

b. Would a cut in the social security tax that small businesses pay offset the effect of the higher minimum wage on employment? Explain.

Problem: Malaysia Passes Its First Minimum Wage Law About 3.2 million low-income workers across Malaysia are expected to benefit from the country's fi rst minimum wage, which the government says will transform Malaysia into a high-income nation. Employer groups argue that paying the minimum wage, which is not based on productivity or performance, would raise their costs and reduce business profits.

On a graph of the market for low-skilled labour, show the effect of the minimum wage on the quantity of labour employed.

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