The less freedom young mothers have to work outside the home, the
A)more elastic the supply of labor will be.
B)less elastic the supply of labor will be.
C)more horizontal the labor supply curve will be.
D)larger is the decrease in employment that will result from a tax on labor.

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The elasticity of labor supply refers to how responsive the quantity of labor supplied is to changes in the price of labor (wages). If young mothers have less freedom to work outside the home, it means their ability to respond to wage changes by working more or less is restricted, making the labor supply less elastic.

The Less Freedom Young Mothers Have to Work Outside the Home