Question 1

Which of the following would constitute the strongest evidence of employment discrimination against female employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  The average wage of female workers is lower than the average wage of males. 
B)  The average wage of female employees is lower than the average wage of males with similar productive characteristics. 
C)  The mean number of years of schooling of female workers is lower than that of males. 
D)  The average hours worked by female employees is less than the average hours worked by males. 
A)  The average wage of female workers is lower than the average wage of males. 
B)  The average wage of female employees is lower than the average wage of males with similar productive characteristics. 
C)  The mean number of years of schooling of female workers is lower than that of males. 
D)  The average hours worked by female employees is less than the average hours worked by males.

Question 2

A 10-cent-per-box tax on producers of cigars will

Accepted Answer

A)  shift the firm's ATC and MC curves upward by the full amount of the tax. 
B)  induce the firm to produce less but will not shift the firm's MC curve. 
C)  shift the firm's ATC and MC curves downward by the full amount of the tax. 
D)  shift the MC curve upward but will not cause any shift in the ATC curve. 
A)  shift the firm's ATC and MC curves upward by the full amount of the tax. 
B)  induce the firm to produce less but will not shift the firm's MC curve. 
C)  shift the firm's ATC and MC curves downward by the full amount of the tax. 
D)  shift the MC curve upward but will not cause any shift in the ATC curve.

Which of the following would constitute the strongest evidence of employment discrimination against female employees?

A 10-cent-per-box tax on producers of cigars will

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Price Takers and the Competitive Process

Price-Searcher Markets With Low Entry Barriers

Price-Searcher Markets With High Entry Barriers

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Earnings, Productivity, and the Job Market

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Which of the following would constitute the strongest evidence of employment discrimination against female employees?

A 10-cent-per-box tax on producers of cigars will

The Economic Approach

Some Tools of the Economist

Demand, Supply, and the Market Process

Supply and Demand: Applications and Extensions

Difficult Cases for the Market, and the Role of Government

The Economics of Political Action

Consumer Choice and Elasticity

Price Takers and the Competitive Process

Price-Searcher Markets With Low Entry Barriers

Price-Searcher Markets With High Entry Barriers

The Supply of and Demand for Productive Resources

Earnings, Productivity, and the Job Market

Investment, the Capital Market, and the Wealth of Nations

Income Inequality and Poverty

Gaining From International Trade

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