?19742015Minimum wage per hour$ 2.00$ 7.25Weekly income from minimum wage$80.00$290.00Cost of a standard basket of goods$47.00$236Number of baskets per week1.701.23
Use Table 2.5 above to answer the question. By what percentage did the federal minimum wage increase between 1974 to 2015?
A. 72.41 percent
B. 262.5 percent
C. 362.5 percent
D. 525.0 percent
Answer: B
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A) Economy A will have a greater capital stock and a lower GDP than economy B. B) Economy A will have a greater capital stock and GDP than economy B. C) Economy A will have a lower capital stock and GDP than economy B. D) Economy A will have a lower capital stock and a greater GDP than economy B.
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b. bowed outward away from the origin. c. positively sloped. d. a straight line with a negative slope.
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A.) Offer of goods at prices equal to their marginal cost. B.) Sale of goods at the highest possible price. C.) Rate of output at which marginal cost equals marginal revenue. D.) Offer of goods at a price above marginal cost.