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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Economists use the term ________ _______ _______ __ _____ to refer to the additional money a business earns as a result of the increased production provided by hiring one more worker.
Average Marginal Product of Labor
Average Total Cost of Seaturtles
Marginal Revenue
Marginal Revenue Product of Labor
Economists use which of the following concepts to represent "Demand" in Labor Markets
Marginal Product of Labor
Marginal Revenue
Marginal Cost
Marginal Revenue Product of Labor
Economists use which of the following terms to refer to the "additional cost involved in paying one more worker"
Marginal Cost of Labor
Marginal Cost of Land
Average Cost of Labor
Average Cost of Tomatoes
In a perfectly competitive labor market, there are _______ firms competing to hire workers.
Many
No
Only 1
All of the above
Economists call a market where there is only one buyer a...
Perfectly Competitive Labor Market
Monopoly
Monopsony
Oligopsony
Economists call a "Price Floor" deployed in a Labor Market a...
Maximum Price
Minimum Wage
Maximum Salary
Maximum Wage
True or False: Minimum Wage laws can help governments address issues caused by imperfect competition in Labor Markets.
True
False
Not exactly true, but not entirely false
The decisions of _________ (ie. people who are paid for working hours) give the labor supply curve its shape.
employees
employers
Mutton-heads
Big Businsses
Economists typically assume that in the modern United States, the Labor Supply curve...
slopes upward (ie. people work more if they can make more money)
slopes downward (ie. people work less if they can afford to take more time off)
is vertical (people work the same amount, regardless of how much they're paid)
All of the above
Economists generally argue the feminist movement has ___________ the supply of labor in our economy. Many women who wouldn't have "sold their labor" (ie. sought employment) a couple generations ago now work outside the home.
Increased
Decreased
Economists generally argue the "Baby Boom" ___________ the supply of labor in the American economy. When the population grows, this means more people are available to "sell" work hours to businesses.
Increased
Decreased
In most markets we've examined this semester, finding the intersection of supply & demand allowed us to find the "equilibrium price." In labor markets, it allows us to find the "equilibrium _____."
Quantity
Maximizing Quantity
Maximizing Price
Wage
In most markets we've examined this semester, finding the intersection of supply & demand allowed us to find the "equilibrium quantity." In labor markets, it allows us to find the "equilibrium _________ __ __________."
Quantity of Products
Maximizing A Quantity
Maximizing X Price
Quantity of Labor
Ordinary people weigh the benefits of increasing work hours against the value they place on __________ when deciding how much to work.
Popsicles
Investment Banking
Laziness
Leisure / Free Time
According to Max Weber's work on "The Protestant Work Ethic," modern societies place more value on _____ than many societies throughout history did (prior to the year 1500). This means our "Labor Supply Curve" has a different shape.
Work
Food
Sleep
Monopsony
Perfect Competition
Oligopsony
All of the above
Wages
Marginal Factor Cost
Marginal Revenue Product of Labor
Quantity of Labor
What is the term used to describe the total number of people who are willing and able to work at a given wage rate in a labor market?
Labor Supply
Labor Demand
Labor Force
Labor Market
Which economic theory suggests that wages are determined by the marginal productivity of labor?
Classical Theory
Keynesian Theory
Marginal Productivity Theory
Monetary Theory
In labor economics, what is the effect called when an increase in wages leads to an increase in the quantity of labor supplied?
Substitution Effect
Income Effect
Price Effect
Demand Effect
What is the term for a situation where there is only one employer in a labor market?
Monopoly
Monopsony
Oligopoly
Perfect Competition
Which of the following is a common government intervention in labor markets to ensure fair wages?
Price Ceiling
Price Floor
Minimum Wage
Subsidy
What is the primary factor that shifts the labor demand curve?
Changes in technology
Changes in consumer preferences
Changes in government policy
Changes in population
Which of the following best describes a labor market where workers are paid based on their performance?
Piece Rate System
Hourly Wage System
Salary System
Commission System
What is the term for the additional output produced by employing one more unit of labor?
Marginal Product of Labor
Average Product of Labor
Total Product of Labor
Incremental Product of Labor
