When Employment Discrimination Results from the Personal Prejudices of Employers

question 54

Multiple Choice

When employment discrimination results from the personal prejudices of employers, economic theory suggests that

• A) employers who discriminate will have lower production costs.
• B) the wages of employees who are discriminated against will rise.
• C) employers who discriminate will have the same production costs as those who do not discriminate.
• D) employers who discriminate will have lower profits.

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