City budget advisor: If Thomaston wants to decrease its unemployment rate, it should lower the minimum wage, so companies can hire more employees. Records from neighboring cities show that whenever the minimum wage is lowered, within three years the city’s unemployment rate decreases by 1 to 2 percent.
Which of the following would it be most helpful to know in order to assess the city budget advisor’s suggestion?
【选项】
Do companies ever lose money after lowering the minimum wage?
选项是否正确？