Minimum Wage Brings About Inefficiency

question 67

Multiple Choice

Minimum wage brings about inefficiency:

• A)because workers now fight for the better paying jobs.
• B)because it is geared toward the poor.
• C)because higher wages lead to letdown.
• D)because labour is no longer put to its most productive uses.

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Definitions:

Tryptophan Operon

A cluster of genes in bacteria that is involved in the production of tryptophan, regulated through feedback inhibition.

Repressor

A protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, preventing or reducing the transcription of certain genes.

Allosteric Site

A region on an enzyme that is distinct from the active site and can bind regulatory molecules to change the enzyme's activity.

cAMP

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate, a second messenger important in many biological processes.