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Firm's Wage-Setting Trade-off
A technology firm is struggling to fill vacant positions and is experiencing a high rate of employees quitting for jobs at competing companies. The firm currently pays the average market wage. Analyze the fundamental trade-off the firm faces if it considers raising its wages above the market average to solve this problem.
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