A. Maximum wage the firm is willing to pay
B. tip necessary to get a waiter to reserve a table
C. minimum wage the worker is willing to accept
D. competitive equilibrium wage.
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following types of Unemployment results from the wage being held above the competitive equilibrium wage ?
A. Structural unemployment
B. Cyclical Unemployment
C. Frictional Unemployment
D. None of these answers
E. Sectoral Unemployment - If the minimum wage is set above the equilibrium wage rate, then another thing unchanged ?
A. There will be equilibrium in the labour market
B. There will excess demand in the labour market
C. There will be excess supply in the labour market
D. More people will be employed - If, for any reason the wage is held above the competitive equilibrium wage?
A. The quantity of labour supplied will exceed the quantity of labour demanded and there will be Unemployment
B. Unions will likely Strike and the wage will fall to equilibrium
C. The quantity of labour demanded will exceed the quantity of labour supplied and there will be a labour shortage
D. The quality of workers in the applicant pool will tend to fall - The term ‘real wage’ means the money wage” ?
A. after tax
B. allowing for change in prices.
C. Plus, benefits in kind
D. plus, overtime payments. - Suppose the price level falls but because of fixed nominal wage contracts the real wage rises and firms cut back on production This is a demonstration of the ?
A. sticky-wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve
B. classical dichotomy theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve
C. misperceptions theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve
D. sticky-price theory of the short run aggregate supply curve - The government increase the minimum wage. The National Association of Fast Food Restaurants hires you to determine the impact that this higher minimum wage will have on it industry. This is an example of ?
A. industry equilibrium analysis
B. specific equilibrium analysis
C. partial equilibrium analysis
D. general equilibrium analysis - An increase in the wage rate ?
A. Will usually lead to more people employed
B. Will decrease total earning if the demand for labour is wage elastic
C. is illegal in a free market
D. will cause a shift in the demand for labour - Which of the following types of unemployment will exist even if the wage is at the competitive equilibrium ?
A. Unemployment due to unions
B. Unemployment due to efficiency wages
C. Frictional Unemployment
D. Unemployment due to minimum-wage laws - If the real wage is too high in the labour market ?
A. The quantity demanded of labour is higher than the quantity supplied
B. The quantity demanded of labour equals the quantity supplied
C. The quantity demanded of labour is lower than the quantity supplied
D. It will automatically adjust in the short run to bring equilibrium - A minimum wage law tends to ?
A. Help all teenagers because they receive a higher wage than they would otherwise
B. have no impact on unemployment as long as it is set above the competitive equilibrium wage
C. Create more Unemployment is high-skill job markets than in low-skill job markets
D. Create more unemployment in low-skill job markets than in high-skill job markets