The idea of efficiency wages is that:

A. the wages of each type of labor must be proportionate to their marginal products.
B. the wages of each type of labor must be equal to their marginal products.
C. firms might get greater work effort by paying above-equilibrium wage rates.
D. workers are more diligent when paid below-equilibrium wages.


Answer is C. firms might get greater work effort by paying above-equilibrium wage rates.

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