Under which circumstance is the demand for labor most likely to be inelastic with respect to wages?

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When wages constitute a minor share of the overall production expensesWhen the final product's demand is highly sensitive to price changesWhen it is simple to substitute labor with other inputsWhen capital serves as an effective alternative to labor

Explanation

The demand for labor tends to be wage inelastic if wages make up only a small fraction of total costs, meaning changes in wages have little impact on overall expenses. Conversely, if the product demand is price elastic, or if labor can be easily replaced by capital or other inputs, labor demand becomes more wage elastic.