A payroll tax is imposed on two types of labor: carpenters and laborers. In the short run, the elasticity of labor supply of carpenters is much less elastic than the elasticity of labor supply of laborers. Which of the following is true?
A) In the short run, carpenters will bear a larger share of the payroll tax than laborers.
B) In the short run, laborers will bear a larger share of the payroll tax than carpenters.
C) In the short run, carpenters and laborers will bear the same share of the payroll tax, but in the long run, laborers will bear a larger share of the payroll tax than carpenters.
D) There is not enough information to determine the relative shares of the payroll tax for carpenters and laborers in either the short run or the long run.
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