Quantifying the Dual Impact on Income
A two-person household initially has a combined weekly income based on the following: Person 1 works 40 hours at $25/hour, and Person 2 works 20 hours at $25/hour. After Person 1's wage is unfairly reduced to $20/hour, the household changes its labor supply: Person 1 now works 35 hours, and Person 2 works 15 hours.
Calculate the total reduction in the household's weekly income. Then, distinguish how much of this total reduction is due to the direct effect of the lower wage rate versus the effect of the household's behavioral decision to work fewer hours.
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