A difference in wages that reflects differences in the nonpay features of two jobs is called
a. a compensating differential.
b. a wage adjustment.
c. an efficiency wage.
d. a minimum wage.
a
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A condition necessary for a country to achieve economic growth is
A) high tax rates so the government can purchase a lot of capital equipment. B) strict environmental regulations. C) economic freedom. D) government control of the banking system. E) democracy.
One reason why soda companies are so fervently against this tax might be because they assume sellers will pay the entire tax. Sellers will pay the entire tax if
A) demand is perfectly inelastic. B) the price elasticity of demand is between zero and 1. C) demand is unit elastic. D) demand is perfectly elastic.
Suppose that all workers place a value on their leisure of 75 goods per day. The production function relating output per day Y to the number of people working per day N is
Y = 500N - 0.4 N2, and the marginal product of labor is MPN = 500 - 0.8 N. A 25% tax is levied on wages. (a) How much is output per day? (b) In terms of lost output, what is the cost of the distortion introduced by this tax?
Refer to the above figure. Which panel demonstrates the law of supply?
A) Panel A
B) Panel B
C) Panel C
D) Panel D