Minimum wage is __________

A) equal to the median wage
B) the lowest wage permissible by law
C) the highest wage permissible by law
D) a minimum income necessary for a worker to meet his or her basic needs


Answer: B

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a. 1/16 b. 5/25 c. 10/36 d. 12/42

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A group that despite past perceptions and discrimination succeeds economically, socially, and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites is known as a(n) ________

a. image minority b. model minority c. subordinate group d. archetype group

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Why is the infant mortality rate used as an indicator of the health status of any group?

a. It is easier to measure infant death than mortality among adults. b. Infants die when mothers die in childbirth. c. Infant mortality is easier to compute than age-specific mortality. d. Infants are particularly susceptible to variations in food availability, health care, and public sanitation. e. none of the above; infant mortality is not used to indicate the health of a group

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One of the factors that worsened the international financial situation subsequent to the Great Recession was:

a. the difficulty in importing food and consumer goods b. the difficulty in borrowing money to keep economies functioning c. the difficulty of traveling past international borders d. the increase in war around the globe

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