Suppose the apple pickers of Australia successfully form a union with 100% membership and negotiate a wage rise of 20%.If the market demand for apple pickers is downward sloping this will result in:

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The market demand curve for apple pickers is downward sloping, meaning as wages (price of labor) increase, the quantity of labor demanded decreases. However, if the union successfully negotiates a wage rise, it does not directly affect the demand for apple pickers but rather the price of their labor. The employment level might not change immediately or directly due to the wage negotiation itself, but rather through market adjustments that might follow due to the increased cost of labor. This option assumes other factors remain constant and focuses on the immediate effect of wage negotiation, not accounting for potential long-term market adjustments.

Suppose the Apple Pickers of Australia Successfully Form a Union