An increase in the demand for autoworkers may come about because of all of the following EXCEPT a(n):
A) increase in the price of cars.
B) decrease in the market wage rate.
C) increase in the productivity of autoworkers.
D) increase in the supply of other factors that autoworkers use in production.

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A decrease in the market wage rate would not increase the demand for autoworkers; it might increase the quantity of labor demanded but not the demand itself. Demand is influenced by factors like productivity and complementary inputs, not by changes in wage rates.

An Increase in the Demand for Autoworkers May Come About