Government regulations that increase the cost to the employer of hiring workers will:?

Question

Government regulations that increase the cost to the employer of hiring workers will:

A. increase the demand for labor.

B. decrease the demand for labor.

C. increase the supply of labor.

D. decrease the supply of labor.

E. have no impact on the supply of or demand for labor.

Answer 1

B. decrease the demand for labor.

Answer 2

B, it increases the price they have to pay, and according to the law of demand, the qty will go down