经济学原理对应练习 19.doc

Chapter 19 Earnings and Discrimination Multiple Choice 1. A difference in wages that reflects differences in the nonpay features of two jobs is called a. a compensating differential. b. a wage adjustment. c. an efficiency wage. d. a minimum wage. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 19-3 TOP: Compensating differentials MSC: Definitional 2. A difference in wages that arises to offset the nonmonetary characteristics of different jobs is known as a. a compensating differential. b. an inefficiency wage. c. the equilibrium difference. d. a union wage. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 19-1 TOP: Compensating differentials MSC: Definitional 3. Working in a slaughterhouse is much riskier and more unpleasant than working in a bookstore. As a result, wed expect a difference in wages between the two jobs. The difference is known as a. an efficiency wage. b. a compensating differential. c. a wage adjustment. d. a minimum wage. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 19-1 TOP: Compensating differentials MSC: Definitional 4. The term compensating differential refers to a. the fact that workers who do similar work should be paid the same wage. b. the fact that some workers live further from their jobs than do other workers. c. a wage difference that is distinguishable on the basis of monetary characteristics. d. a wage difference that arises from nonmonetary characteristics of different jobs. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 19-1 TOP: Compensating differentials MSC: Definitional 5. Workers who work the night shift are often paid more than those who do identical work on the day shift. This is referred to as a a. discriminatory wage practice. b. compensating differential. c. wage inequity. d. a market inefficiency. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 19-1 TOP: Compensating differentials MSC: Definitional 6. Factory workers who work the day shift earn less per hour than similarly-skilled factory workers who work on the night shift. The difference in pay is attributed to a. the marginal product of labor. b. the marginal product