Which of the following is most likely to reduce the incidence of employee shirking?
a. use of the corporate business structure, rather than an individual proprietorship
b. closely relating the pay of workers to their productive contribution
c. payment of identical wage rates to all workers
d. providing workers with a year-end bonus if the business firm loses money during the year
B
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When the Fed raises the federal funds rate, the consumption expenditure ________ and investment ________
A) increases; increases B) decreases; decreases C) does not change; does not change D) does not change; decreases E) increases; decreases
If the graph shown represents Stella's budget constraint, and she has income of $48 to spend on these two items, Stella could choose which consumption bundle?
A. One pair of earrings and seven hairbands
B. Four pairs of earrings and eight hairbands
C. Three pairs of earrings and six hairbands
D. Two pairs of earrings and four hairbands
In North Carolina, a car must pass an emissions test before it can be registered. The emissions test costs $20 per car. This system is an example of
A. direct controls on pollution. B. a per-unit emissions tax. C. a “license to pollute.” D. subsidies for nonpollution.
Explain whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: "The reason that inflation is bad is because it increases the cost of living—the costs of goods and services we buy—without increasing income in general."
What will be an ideal response?