José receives a pay raise at his part-time job from $9 to $11 per hour.He used to work 12 hours per week,but now he decides to work 15 hours per week.For this price range,his labor supply curve is

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If we assume that José's decision to work is based solely on the wage he receives, then an increase in his wage should lead to an increase in his quantity supplied of labor. This means that his labor supply curve should be upward sloping. The fact that his wage has increased from $9 to $11 per hour supports this idea. However, the shape of the labor supply curve is not affected by the increase in his hours worked, so we cannot conclude that it is vertical, horizontal, or backward sloping.

José Receives a Pay Raise at His Part-Time Job from $9