Recall the Economics in Practice on page 372: According to a study discussed in the Economics in Practice, providing data on expected earnings after training and providing biographies on women working in the coding sector ________ the number of women applicants for the coding camp in Peru.
A. reduced
B. doubled
C. resulted in a tenfold increase in
D. did not change
Answer: B
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that can cause wage inequality across workers producing the same good?
A) Differences in compensating wages B) Differences in productivity and human capital C) The nature and extent of discrimination in the job market D) The market price of the final good being produced by the workers
A price-setting firm faces the following estimated demand and average variable cost functions:Qd = 800,000 - 2,000P + 0.7M + 4,000PRAVC = 500 - 0.03Q + 0.000001Q2where Qd is the quantity demanded, P is price, M is income, and PR is the price of a related good. The firm expects income to be $40,000 and PR to be $53. Total fixed cost is $2,600,000. The firm should ________ because ________.
A. shut down, P = $356 < TVC = $445 B. operate, P = $560 > AVC = $160 C. operate, P = $510 > AVC = $300 D. operate, P = $600 > AVC = $255
Suppose the production function is given by Q = 2K + L. If w = $4 and r = $4, how many units of K and L will be utilized in the production process?
A. All L and no K. B. All K and no L. C. A combination of K and L not represented above. D. Equal amounts of K and L.
A four-firm concentration ratio measures
A) the fraction of an industry's sales accounted for by the four largest firms. B) the production of any four firms in an industry. C) how the four largest firms became so concentrated. D) the fraction of employment of the four largest firms in an industry.