A) a wage above the competitive wage that elicits greater effort on the part of workers.
B) a wage below the competitive wage that elicits greater effort on the part of the workers.
C) any wage scheme that is accepted by the union.
D) any wage scheme that pays different workers different wages.
E) any wage scheme that pays all workers the same wage.
G) A) and E)
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A) the principal negotiates contracts on behalf of the agent.
B) the agent negotiates contracts on behalf of the principal.
C) the agent's objectives are different from the principal's objectives.
D) firm owners (the principals) pay employee wages (the agents) based on race.
E) workers (the principals) work harder when the firm owners (the agents) increase wages.
G) B) and C)
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A) the natural inverse relationship between age and experience.
B) the implementation of a mandatory retirement age by the firm.
C) more recent education and job training programs being more effective than older programs.
D) firms using a delayed compensation scheme.
E) workers prefer delaying their earnings to as late in life as possible.
G) A) and E)
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A) Firms that offer delayed-compensation schemes are legally barred from firing workers.
B) Profits would increase by allowing the worker to continue on.
C) The worker will have already retired by the time the worker's value of marginal product exceeds his or her wage.
D) Profits are insensitive to when the worker quits his job.
E) The firm would lose the trust of the workers, and new workers would not accept the payment scheme.
G) All of the above
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A) Dual labor markets exist.
B) There are compensating differentials being paid depending on the type of work being done.
C) Unemployment is constant across sectors.
D) High-wage firms take advantage of delayed-compensation contracts.
E) Workers voluntarily provide bonds in case they are caught shirking.
G) A) and C)
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A) providing a free or subsidized company gym and/or cafeteria
B) installing monitoring equipment
C) providing competitive year-end bonuses
D) implementing a profit-sharing scheme
E) All of these are likely to motivate workers to put forth more effort.
G) D) and E)
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A) large and positive.
B) small and positive.
C) nonexistent.
D) small and negative.
E) large and negative.
G) A) and B)
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A) underemphasizes the quantity of output produced.
B) attracts and benefits the most able workers.
C) inherently hurts minorities.
D) decreases a firm's productivity.
E) has no disadvantages.
G) All of the above
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A) shareholders want the firm to maximize the firm's share price while the CEO wants to maximize profits.
B) the CEO is paid in part with stock options.
C) shareholders cannot observe all of the CEO's decisions.
D) shareholders sign confidentiality agreements.
E) shareholders require the firm to pay a dividend.
G) A) and D)
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A) It decreases over time.
B) It increases over time.
C) It is replaced with a time rate.
D) It is replaced with a salary contract.
E) It is only paid to the least productive workers.
G) B) and C)
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