Because Jobs Are Scarce and You Must Apply to Many

question 40

True/False

Because jobs are scarce and you must apply to many employers, you should prepare a generic résumé to send to every position you want.

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The discrepancy between the amount consumers are prepared to pay for a product or service and the amount they end up paying.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded, typically downward sloping, indicating an inverse relationship.

Marginal Cost

The cost of producing one more unit of a good or service, considering variable costs but not fixed costs.

Block Pricing

Practice of charging different prices for different quantities or “blocks” of a good.