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.Management Sciences
Category: Labour Market
If the real wage is too high in the labour market ?
A. The quantity demanded of labour is higher than the quantity supplied
B. The quantity demanded of labour equals the quantity supplied
C. The quantity demanded of labour is lower than the quantity supplied
D. It will automatically adjust in the short run to bring equilibrium
Which one of the following types of Unemployment results from the wage being held above the competitive equilibrium wage ?
A. Structural unemployment
B. Cyclical Unemployment
C. Frictional Unemployment
D. None of these answers
E. Sectoral Unemployment
A reservation wage is the ?
A. Maximum wage the firm is willing to pay
B. tip necessary to get a waiter to reserve a table
C. minimum wage the worker is willing to accept
D. competitive equilibrium wage.
An increase in the wage rate ?
A. Will usually lead to more people employed
B. Will decrease total earning if the demand for labour is wage elastic
C. is illegal in a free market
D. will cause a shift in the demand for labour
Which of the following government policies would fail to lower the unemployment rate ?
A. Establishing worker training Programs
B. Establishing right-to-work laws
C. Reducing unemployment benefits
D. Establishing employment agencies
E. Raising the minimum wage
If, for any reason the wage is held above the competitive equilibrium wage?
A. The quantity of labour supplied will exceed the quantity of labour demanded and there will be Unemployment
B. Unions will likely Strike and the wage will fall to equilibrium
C. The quantity of labour demanded will exceed the quantity of labour supplied and there will be a labour shortage
D. The quality of workers in the applicant pool will tend to fall
If people are made unemployed because of a fall in aggregate demand this is known as ?
A. Frictional unemployment
B. Seasonal unemployment
C. Cyclical unemployment
D. Structural unemployment
Reducing involuntary unemployment ?
A. Helps the economy move on the to Production Possibility Frontier
B. Helps shift the economy’s Production Possibility Frontier outwards
C. Helps the economy move along its Production Possibility Frontier
D. Helps the economy move inside the Production Possibility Frontier
Refer to Figure 1. The labour force participation rate is ?
A. 47.1 Percent
B. 65.9 Percent
C. 50.2 Percent
D. 70.2 Percent
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