By Raising Their Wages, Unions Typically

question 551

Multiple Choice

By raising their wages, unions typically

• A) increase total productivity, which must rise proportionally with the wage rate.
• B) encourage employers to find substitutes for union labor.
• C) raise the wages of nonunion workers as well.
• D) lower the prices consumers pay for the products produced by union firms.

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