Scenario 17.2 Consider the Information Below

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Scenario 17.2
Consider the information below:
For Group K the cost of attaining an educational level y is
C_K(y) = $2,000y
and for Group M the cost of attaining that level is
C_M(y) = $4,000y.
Employees will be offered $30,000 if they have where y* is an education threshold determined by the employer. They will be offered $90,000 if they have
-Refer to Scenario 17.2. An employer who only wants to hire those people who find learning less costly can do so by choosing y^* to be anywhere between:

• A) 15 and 45.
• B) 15 and 30.
• C) 13 1/3 and 30.
• D) 8 and 20.
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Cost Per Unit

The total expense incurred to produce, store, and sell one unit of a product or service.

Resource Markets

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Product Market

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Circular Flow Model

An economic model illustrating the continuous movement of goods, services, and money among households and businesses in an economy.