Why Should Employers Avoid Arbitrary Employment Criteria, Such as Height

question 37

Essay

Why should employers avoid arbitrary employment criteria, such as height or weight for applicants?

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

Whatever must be given up to obtain some item.

Holding Currency

The practice of keeping money in the form of cash or liquid assets as opposed to investing or depositing it.

MPC

Marginal Propensity to Consume refers to the proportion of an increase in income that gets spent on consumption of goods and services, as opposed to being saved.

Aggregate Demand

The total quantity of goods and services demanded across all sectors of an economy under certain economic conditions and price levels.