Answer: A minimum wage set above the equilibrium wage will create a surplus of labor. The reason for this is that when the minimum wage is set about the equilibrium wage, the quantity of labor demanded will form, as firms will desire to hire less labor at higher rates. For eg if the equilibrium wage level is $10 per hour and a firm hires 2000 workers at that rate, if a minimum wage of $12 per is enforced the same firm might be willing to hire only 1800 workers at that rate and this will create a surplus of labor.
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