Related to the Economics in Practice on Page 131: Uber

question 123

Multiple Choice

Related to the Economics in Practice on page 131: Uber drivers can choose to drive as many or as few hours as they desire, and most drivers have another job and drive for Uber as a way to supplement their income. Assuming leisure is a normal good, if Uber increased the wages it paid its drivers then the income effect would result in drivers working ________ and buying ________ leisure.

• A) more; less
• B) more; more
• C) less; less
• D) less; more

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Definitions:

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to allocate costs to partially completed goods, expressing the work done in terms of fully completed goods.

Weighted-Average Process

A method of accounting for inventory and production costs that averages costs over the units produced during a period, widely used in process manufacturing.

Units Completed

The number of finished goods produced during a specific period, ready for sale or distribution.

Beginning Of Production

The point in time when a manufacturing process starts, marking the commencement of production activities.