A. wage costs per unit of output
B. wage rate that prevails in LDCs
C. Wage rate divided by the productivity of labor
D. marginal product of labor divided by wage
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - Which of the following statements about efficiency wage theory is true ?
A. Paying above the competitive equilibrium wage tends to cause workers to shirk their responsibilities
B. Firms do not have a choice about whether they pay efficiency wages or not because these wages are determined by law
C. Paying the lowest possible wage is always the most efficient (Profitable)
D. Paying above the competitive equilibrium wage may improve worker health lower worker turnover improve worker quality and increase worker effort - If a firm wage costs increase this will cause __________ and __________?
A. marginal cost to increase, output to fall
B. marginal revenue to increase output to fall
C. opportunity cost to increase the firm will close
D. average cost will rise output will increase ____ output and an upward shift in marginal revenue ____ output - A way of helping depressed regions by having wage subsidies lower business taxes and capital subsidies has been suggested as ?
A. New classical economists
B. left-wing theorists
C. interventionist policies
D. monetarists - The relative-wage explanation for the existence of downwardly sticky wages emphasizes ?
A. the contention that workers in one industry may be unwilling to accept a wage cut unless they know that workers in other industries are receiving similar cuts
B. employment contracts that stipulate workers’ wages usually for a period of one to three years
C. unspoken agreements between workers and firms that firms will not cut wages
D. the incentive that firms may have to hold wages above the market clearing rate
