In a perfectly competitive labor market, if the demand for labor decreases while the supply of labor remains constant, what will happen to the equilibrium wage and the quantity of labor hired?

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Equilibrium WageDemand for laborPerfectly competitive labor marketQuantity of labor hiredSupply of labor
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