Attributing the Gender Wage Gap to Ongoing Discrimination by Employers

question 301

Multiple Choice

Attributing the gender wage gap to ongoing discrimination by employers will likely be incorrect because

• A)some of the wage gap is explained by efficiency wages.
• B)differences in years of work experience likely lead to productivity differences between men and women.
• C)compensating differentials usually lead to higher wages for women.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

The cost of wages for employees who are directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Job-Order Costing

A costing methodology used to allocate costs to individual products or job orders, allowing for detailed tracking of expenses.

Overapplied Overhead

A situation where the overhead allocated to products exceeds the actual overhead costs incurred, indicating that too much overhead cost was allocated to production.

Underapplied Overhead

The situation where the allocated overhead costs are less than the actual overhead costs incurred.