A. different preferences for the type of work they are willing to do
B. different levels of job experience
C. all of these answers are correct
D. different levels of education
Related Mcqs:
- In a perfectly competitive labour market firms are wage takers and the marginal cost of labour equals?
A. The average cost of labour
B. The marginal product
C. The marginal revenue
D. The total cost of labour - In a competitive labour market firms will hire labour up to the point where the marginal revenue product of labour equals ?
A. total labour cost
B. the marginal product
C. the price of the product
D. the wage rate - In a competitive market, which of the following is least, likely to be the source of a persistent discriminatory wage differential ?
A. All of these answers could be source of a persistent discriminatory wage differential
B. the customer
C. the government
D. the employer - 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 - If labour market discrimination crowds women into a limited number of occupations so that the number of occupations available to men increases, then ?
A. wages of men will be higher but the marginal productivity of men will be lower than it otherwise would be
B. the wages of men will be lower but the marginal productivity of men will be higher than it otherwise would be
C. both the wages and the marginal productivity of men will be lower than they otherwise would be
D. both the wages and the marginal productivity of men will be higher than they otherwise would be - Unions achieve a higher wage differential the more _____ and the more ______?
A. inelastic the demand for labour, they can restrict the supply of labour
B. members they have, aggressive they behave
C. the economy is growing, people prefer leisure
D. the productivity is growing vacancies exist - 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 - 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, 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
