When Workers Who Work the Night Shift Are Paid More

question 135

Multiple Choice

When workers who work the night shift are paid more than those who do identical work on the day shift,how is this characterized

• A)as a discriminatory wage practice
• B)as a compensating differential
• C)as a wage inequity
• D)as a market inefficiency

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Definitions:

Consumption Possibilities Frontier

A curve depicting the maximum amount of two or more goods or services that an economy can consume given its resources and technology.

Specialization

The practice of focusing on a limited scope of activities, goods, or services to gain a comparative advantage in production or service delivery.

Exchange

The act of giving one thing and receiving another in return, particularly in terms of goods, services, or other valuables in a market setting.

Production Possibilities Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two or more goods given a set of inputs (resources, labor, etc.).