The economic analysis of minimum wage involves both normative and positive analysis.Consider the following consequences of a minimum wage:
A.The minimum wage law causes unemployment.
B.Unemployment would be lower without a minimum wage law.
C.Minimum wage laws benefit some workers and harm others.
D.The minimum wage should be more than $7.25 per hour.
Which of the consequences above are positive statements and which are normative statements?
A) a, b, and c are positive statements and d is a normative statement.
B) a and b are positive statements, c and d are normative statement.
C) Only a is a positive statement, b, c, and d are normative statements.
D) a and c are positive statements, b and d are normative statements.
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