Suppose a Cook at a Diamond Mining Camp in Canada's

question 112

Multiple Choice

Suppose a cook at a diamond mining camp in Canada's North earns a much higher wage than a cook with similar training and experience at an office building in Halifax. Economists would likely call this

• A) an acquired difference.
• B) an intrinsic difference.
• C) an equilibrium differential.
• D) a compensating differential.
• E) a temporary factor- price differential.

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