What is the value of A when the wage is $20? (Assume a 24-hour work day.) What is the value of A when the wage is $18? (Assume a 24-hour work day.) At the wage of $20 per hour, both Albert and Sid are observed to consume 14 hours of leisure (and equivalently supply 10 hours of labor). After wages were cut to $18, Albert consumes 12 hours of leisure and Sid consumes 16 hours of leisure. Determine the number of hours of labor each worker supplies at a wage of $18 per hour:
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