The Efficiency Wage Model Contains the Assumption That Labor Productivity

question 185

Multiple Choice

The efficiency wage model contains the assumption that labor productivity __________ the wage rate,so that a firm maximizing its profits __________ pay workers an above-market wage rate.

• A) is independent of; may
• B) is independent of; will never
• C) depends on; may
• D) depends on; will never

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