In 1914, Henry Ford began paying his workers $5 per day, about twice the going wage. As a result, turnover and absenteeism fell and productivity and profits rose

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A) positive externality B) negative externality C) price floor D) price ceiling

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The arguments against the use of active stabilization policy include all of the following except:

a. the responsiveness of voluntary unemployment to changes in GDP. b. the existence of policy lags. c. weak macroeconomic forecasting abilities. d. the possibility of policy errors because of limited information.

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A. a normal good. B. an inferior good. C. a Veblen good. D. a Giffen good.

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