Refer to the Information Provided in Table 20 $\quad$ $\quad$

question 266

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided in Table 20.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 20.1 $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ $\text {Mexico}$$\quad$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text {Guatemala}$
$\begin{array}{rrrr} \text {Oranges}& \text {Bananas}& \text {Oranges}& \text {Bananas}\\ \text { bushel/acre}&\text { bushel/acre }&\text { bushel/acre}&\text { bushel/acre }\\\hline 200 & 0 & 50 & 0 \\160 & 40 & 40 & 20 \\120 & 80 & 30 & 40 \\80 & 120 & 20 & 60 \\40 & 160 & 10 & 80 \\0 & 200 & 0 & 100 \\\hline\end{array}$

-Refer to Table 20.1. The opportunity cost of producing a bushel of oranges in Mexico is

• A) twice as much as that in Guatemala.
• B) half as much as that in Guatemala.
• C) the same as that in Guatemala.
• D) four times as much as that in Guatemala.

Understand the relationship between technology, productivity, and the value of the marginal product of labor.

Explore the effects of government interventions such as minimum wages on labor market equilibrium and unemployment.

Identify wage differentials and their causes, including compensating differentials and efficiency wages.

Understand the profit-maximizing condition for firms in relation to labor demand.

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Positive NPV Projects

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High Dividend Payout

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Distribution

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The portion of earnings distributed to shareholders in the form of dividends.