18_Workers

Which of the following workers may receive commission as part of their wage?

• a school teacher

• a car sales person

• a factory production line worker

• a restaurant waiter

Which worker is most likely to risk facing a falling income towards the end of their career?

• a manager in an engineering firm

• a manual worker in a building firm

• a supervisor in a retail firm

• an office worker in an advertising firm

What is the most likely reason why airline pilots earn more than agricultural workers?

• Agricultural work is difficult.

• Pilots work regular hours

• . There is a surplus of agricultural workers.

• There is no shortage of pilots.

A student needs to borrow $60 000 to pay for a five-year university course in medicine. What would motivate the student to borrow to pay for the course?

• Debts must be repaid within the first five years of work.

• Further training in hospitals must follow graduation.

• High earnings are expected in the long-run.

• Many skills gained on the course are non-transferable.

What might be a negative non-wage factor for a taxi driver?

• low income when not busy

• expense of leasing a taxi a taxi vehicle

• need for a driving license

• working on unsocial hours

Which of the following is a feature of division of labour?

• shorter production times

• specialisation of workers

• lower cost of products

• use of unskilled workers

What is a non-wage factor that may influence a person's choice of occupation?

• Bonuses

• Career prospects

• Overtime payments

• Salary

Piece rates are a method of payments to workers based on:

• How many hours they work

• When they work

• The output they produce

• The output they sell

What would increase a woman's choice of occupation?

• An increase in her qualifications

• An increase in transport costs

• An increase in gender discrimination

• An increase in housing costs

Look at the figure above. Which most likely the correct interpretation of the graph?

• Wage increase, the demand for labour increase

• Wage increase, the demand for labour decrease

• Wage decrease, the demand for labour decrease

• Wage increase, the demand for labour stay the same