Effective Ways of Handling Racial Discrimination in the Workplace Include

question 27

Multiple Choice

Effective ways of handling racial discrimination in the workplace include all of the following except:

• A) provide a positive, nonthreatening, constructive forum for the discussion of racial issues.
• B) make sure that there is a top-down message that the workplace will not tolerate race discrimination in any form.
• C) downplay the employee's complaint, telling the employee that he or she must be mistaken without performing an investigation.
• D) require training in racial awareness and sensitivity for all employees.

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Capital

Economic resources that are used in the production of goods and services, including buildings, machinery, equipment, and financial assets.

User Cost

The cost of using a durable good over time, considering depreciation and the opportunity cost of not investing funds elsewhere.

Economic Depreciation

A measure of the decrease in value of an asset over time due to use, wear and tear, and obsolescence.

Marginal Product

The increase in output that arises from an additional unit of input, holding all other inputs constant.