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<u>Option B</u> must pay him as an employee, withhold appropriate taxes and issue a W-2 at year end
Explanation: He is paid based on hours worked, and uses the company equipment thus is an employee who is controlled by an employer. The independent contractors buy their own supplies, provide their own equipment and paid based on tasks performed
Answer: There will be a surplus at the increased price.
Explanation: Acc. to the law of demand as the price of a good rises the quantity demanded for the good will fall. This is represented by a movement up along the demand curve.
Acc. to the law of supply as price of a good rises the sellers will supply more units of the good. This is represented by a movement up along the supply curve.
At the increased price, there will be a surplus in the market given by Q's - Q'd.
Eventually, the surplus will lead to a fall in the price of pants till demand for the good is equal to its supply.