Kalene and Jin Both Work at the Local Factory Producing

question 4

Multiple Choice

Kalene and Jin both work at the local factory producing cars. Kalene earns $24 per hour working the day shift, and Jin earns $26 per hour working the night shift. Kalene and Jin do the same job, have the same experience, and have the same level of education. This means that the

• A)higher-paying job has a compensating wage differential of $2 per hour.
• B)higher-paying job has a compensating wage differential of $26 per hour.
• C)higher-paying job is intrinsically more attractive than the lower-paying job.
• D)factory is discriminating against Kalene because she is a woman.

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