The Shortened Work Week Coupled with Rising Hourly Wages in the U.S.economy

question 53

Multiple Choice

The shortened work week coupled with rising hourly wages in the U.S.economy shows that

• A)the income effect has been dominant.
• B)the substitution effect does not exist at all.
• C)the U.S.worker is no longer productive.
• D)workers have become increasingly lazy.

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