Each Scenario Below Illustrates a Worker Who Is Terminated or Demoted.Which

question 39

Multiple Choice

Each scenario below illustrates a worker who is terminated or demoted.Which scenario does NOT seem to be covered under the ADEA?

• A) Fun Times, a toy company, fires Alan, an employee who just reached age 30, because they feel he is too old to connect with the toy market.
• B) Sally's supervisor announces one day that he cannot stand all of the "menopausal" women in the room. Two days later, Sally (age 47) and two other employees over age 40 were fired.
• C) Reggie, age 46, was terminated because his job was going to be eliminated. He later learns that another employee, age 34, was offered the job at approximately the same rate of pay.
• D) Rhoda, age 41, was demoted from lead operator to a subordinate position. A male operator, age 32, with less experience was promoted to the position of lead operator.

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Definitions:

Market Demand

The overall amount of a product or service all buyers in a market can and want to buy at different price levels.

Market Output

The total quantity of a good or service produced and offered for sale in a market.

Long-Run Equilibrium

The state in which all inputs and outputs in a market have been adjusted so that there is no tendency for change in economic conditions.

Monopolistic Competitor

A firm in a market structure where many companies sell products that are similar but not identical, leading to some degree of market power and price control.