Which of the Following Statements Is True? Efficiency Wages

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true? Efficiency wages:

• A) are wages below the market equilibrium wage.
• B) refer to wages at the level of a competitive equilibrium.
• C) are generated by the intersection of labour supply and labour demand.
• D) clear the labour market as there is no unemployment.
• E) constitute rents to the workers who receive them.

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