Question 1

Independent unions

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A)  have greater combined membership than the AFL-CIO. 
B)  are not affiliated with the AFL-CIO or Change to Win. 
C)  include the United Autoworkers and United Steelworkers. 
D)  have about the same combined membership as the AFL-CIO. 
A)  have greater combined membership than the AFL-CIO. 
B)  are not affiliated with the AFL-CIO or Change to Win. 
C)  include the United Autoworkers and United Steelworkers. 
D)  have about the same combined membership as the AFL-CIO.

Question 2

Assume that your nominal wage was fixed at $15 an hour, and the price index rose from 100 to 105. In this case, your real wage has

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A)  decreased to $10. 
B)  increased to $15.75. 
C)  decreased to $14.29. 
D)  increased to $20. 
A)  decreased to $10. 
B)  increased to $15.75. 
C)  decreased to $14.29. 
D)  increased to $20.

Question 3

Critics contend that imposing a minimum wage higher than the equilibrium wage in a competitive industry would

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A)  decrease the number of workers employed in that industry. 
B)  decrease the quantity of labor supplied to that industry. 
C)  increase the demand for labor in the industry. 
D)  increase employment in that industry. 
A)  decrease the number of workers employed in that industry. 
B)  decrease the quantity of labor supplied to that industry. 
C)  increase the demand for labor in the industry. 
D)  increase employment in that industry.

Question 4

(Consider This) Which of the following best explains why total compensation for U.S. workers has increased significantly over the past several decades, but take-home pay by U.S. workers has increased by much less?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increased share of total compensation has gone to provide health insurance to workers. 
B)  The share of total compensation going to retirement accounts has increased relative to all other components of compensation. 
C)  Total compensation is measured in current dollar terms; take-home pay is measured in inflation-adjusted dollars. 
D)  Workers are receiving a much larger share of total compensation in the form of goods and services produced by the firms that employ them. 
A)  An increased share of total compensation has gone to provide health insurance to workers. 
B)  The share of total compensation going to retirement accounts has increased relative to all other components of compensation. 
C)  Total compensation is measured in current dollar terms; take-home pay is measured in inflation-adjusted dollars. 
D)  Workers are receiving a much larger share of total compensation in the form of goods and services produced by the firms that employ them.

Question 5

Unnecessary occupational licensing requirements in an industry tend to

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A)  increase the supply of the product. 
B)  raise the price of the product. 
C)  reduce the income of the suppliers. 
D)  increase the demand for the product. 
A)  increase the supply of the product. 
B)  raise the price of the product. 
C)  reduce the income of the suppliers. 
D)  increase the demand for the product.

Question 6

The labor market for teachers in a small, isolated community that has one school district would be best described as a(n)

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A)  natural monopoly. 
B)  bilateral monopoly. 
C)  monopsony. 
D)  oligopsony. 
A)  natural monopoly. 
B)  bilateral monopoly. 
C)  monopsony. 
D)  oligopsony.

Question 7

The rate of unionization is substantially higher for protective service workers than for sales workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A monopsonist's wage cost in hiring an additional worker is the

Accepted Answer

A)  worker's wage rate. 
B)  worker's wage rate plus the wage increases paid to all workers already employed. 
C)  worker's wage rate adjusted for the lower price that must be charged for the extra output. 
D)  marginal wage cost less the wage rate. 
A)  worker's wage rate. 
B)  worker's wage rate plus the wage increases paid to all workers already employed. 
C)  worker's wage rate adjusted for the lower price that must be charged for the extra output. 
D)  marginal wage cost less the wage rate.

Question 9

If you received a 4 percent increase in your nominal wage and the price level increased by 6 percent, then your real wage has increased by 2 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The labor supply curve facing a purely competitive firm is perfectly inelastic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Commissions or royalties may be an inexpensive way of reducing shirking on a job when the costs of monitoring work performance are high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Suppose the MRP of a firm's 12th worker is $22 and the worker's marginal wage cost is $16. We can say with certainty that the firm

Accepted Answer

A)  is hiring labor in a competitive labor market at a wage rate of $16. 
B)  is hiring labor in a monopsonistic labor market. 
C)  will find it profitable to hire fewer workers. 
D)  will find it profitable to hire more workers. 
A)  is hiring labor in a competitive labor market at a wage rate of $16. 
B)  is hiring labor in a monopsonistic labor market. 
C)  will find it profitable to hire fewer workers. 
D)  will find it profitable to hire more workers.

Question 13

The lack of job information for workers would be an example of which explanation for wage differentials among workers?

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A)  noncompeting groups 
B)  compensating differences 
C)  market imperfections 
D)  principal-agent problems 
A)  noncompeting groups 
B)  compensating differences 
C)  market imperfections 
D)  principal-agent problems

Question 14

Which of the following is characteristic of a labor market that is a monopsony?

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A)  The type of labor available is relatively mobile from one industry to another. 
B)  The supply curve for labor lies above the marginal resource cost curve of the firm. 
C)  The wage rate the firm must pay varies directly with the number of workers it employs. 
D)  The firm's employment is a small portion of the total employment of that type of labor. 
A)  The type of labor available is relatively mobile from one industry to another. 
B)  The supply curve for labor lies above the marginal resource cost curve of the firm. 
C)  The wage rate the firm must pay varies directly with the number of workers it employs. 
D)  The firm's employment is a small portion of the total employment of that type of labor.

Question 15

In 2015, there were about million union members in the United States.

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A)  8.4 
B)  11.6 
C)  16.4 
D)  22.0 
A)  8.4 
B)  11.6 
C)  16.4 
D)  22.0

Question 16

The economic term for a firm that is the sole buyer in a market is

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A)  monopsonist. 
B)  monopolist. 
C)  bilateral competitor. 
D)  bilateral monopolist. 
A)  monopsonist. 
B)  monopolist. 
C)  bilateral competitor. 
D)  bilateral monopolist.

Question 17

State right-to-work laws

Accepted Answer

A)  permit employers to hire nonunion workers only if union labor is unavailable. 
B)  prohibit employers from discriminating against minority groups in hiring workers. 
C)  prohibit unions from discriminating against minority groups in recruiting members. 
D)  make compulsory union membership (for example, a union shop) illegal. 
A)  permit employers to hire nonunion workers only if union labor is unavailable. 
B)  prohibit employers from discriminating against minority groups in hiring workers. 
C)  prohibit unions from discriminating against minority groups in recruiting members. 
D)  make compulsory union membership (for example, a union shop) illegal.

Question 18

Those who feel that unions positively affect productivity and efficiency argue that unions are

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A)  "voice mechanisms" that reduce labor turnover. 
B)  "exit mechanisms" that reduce labor turnover. 
C)  "voice mechanisms" that accelerate labor turnover. 
D)  "exit mechanisms" that accelerate labor turnover. 
A)  "voice mechanisms" that reduce labor turnover. 
B)  "exit mechanisms" that reduce labor turnover. 
C)  "voice mechanisms" that accelerate labor turnover. 
D)  "exit mechanisms" that accelerate labor turnover.

Question 19

Unions may increase productivity by

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A)  providing an exit mechanism for workers. 
B)  increasing worker turnover so that younger workers are more likely to be employed. 
C)  reducing the amount of capital used per worker. 
D)  providing a voice mechanism for workers. 
A)  providing an exit mechanism for workers. 
B)  increasing worker turnover so that younger workers are more likely to be employed. 
C)  reducing the amount of capital used per worker. 
D)  providing a voice mechanism for workers.

Question 20

In the United States, the rate of unionization is

Accepted Answer

A)  higher for sales workers than for transportation workers. 
B)  lower for managers than for teachers. 
C)  lower for production workers than for sales workers. 
D)  higher for social workers than for protective service workers. 
A)  higher for sales workers than for transportation workers. 
B)  lower for managers than for teachers. 
C)  lower for production workers than for sales workers. 
D)  higher for social workers than for protective service workers.

Exam 17: Wage Determination

Independent unions

Assume that your nominal wage was fixed at $15 an hour, and the price index rose from 100 to 105. In this case, your real wage has

Critics contend that imposing a minimum wage higher than the equilibrium wage in a competitive industry would

(Consider This) Which of the following best explains why total compensation for U.S. workers has increased significantly over the past several decades, but take-home pay by U.S. workers has increased by much less?

Unnecessary occupational licensing requirements in an industry tend to

The labor market for teachers in a small, isolated community that has one school district would be best described as a(n)

The rate of unionization is substantially higher for protective service workers than for sales workers.

A monopsonist's wage cost in hiring an additional worker is the

If you received a 4 percent increase in your nominal wage and the price level increased by 6 percent, then your real wage has increased by 2 percent.

The labor supply curve facing a purely competitive firm is perfectly inelastic.

Commissions or royalties may be an inexpensive way of reducing shirking on a job when the costs of monitoring work performance are high.

Suppose the MRP of a firm's 12th worker is $22 and the worker's marginal wage cost is $16. We can say with certainty that the firm

The lack of job information for workers would be an example of which explanation for wage differentials among workers?

Which of the following is characteristic of a labor market that is a monopsony?

In 2015, there were about million union members in the United States.

The economic term for a firm that is the sole buyer in a market is

State right-to-work laws

Those who feel that unions positively affect productivity and efficiency argue that unions are

Unions may increase productivity by

In the United States, the rate of unionization is

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