Suppose the population of El Campo is 120,000. Of the population 16 years and older, 50,000 are employed, 10,000 have never worked and are not looking for work, 5,000 are not working and are looking for work, and 15,000 are retired and not looking
for work. The labor force equals A) 50,000.
B) 55,000.
C) 65,000.
D) 80,000.
B
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Increasing opportunity cost exists
A) only in theory but not in real life. B) in the real world. C) for a country but not for an individual. D) as long as there is high unemployment. E) inside the PPF but not on the PPF.
Refer to Figure 20-1. Based on the graph of the labor market above, if a minimum wage is set at $5 per hour, which of the following will occur?
A) The level of unemployment will rise, but the percentage of the labor force unemployed will not change. B) The unemployment rate will fall. C) The unemployment rate will rise. D) None of the above will occur.
A firm hires labor in a perfectly competitive labor market. If the wage rate is $44, the firm should hire
a. 44 workers b. all units of labor whose marginal product is 44 c. all units of labor whose marginal revenue product is $44 d. all units of labor whose marginal revenue product is greater than or equal to $44 e. all units of labor whose marginal revenue product is less than or equal to $44
Any increase in efficiency increases only profits of producers, with no increase in output.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)