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

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

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