If the existence of alternative opportunities makes people become less willing to work in poultry processing plants, then the real wage of unskilled workers in poultry processing plants is predicted to ________ and the employment of unskilled workers in poultry processing plants is predicted to ________.
A)increase; increase
B)increase; decrease
C)increase; not change
D)decrease; decrease

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If the work setting becomes more favorable outside of poultry processing plants, then the supply of workers will shift left and there will be more competition for the remaining poultry processing workers, causing wages will increase and employment to decrease.

If the Existence of Alternative Opportunities Makes People Become Less