Sally and Harry Both Work at the Local Factory Producing

question 465

Multiple Choice

Sally and Harry both work at the local factory producing cars. Sally earns $22 per hour working the day shift, and Harry earns $25 per hour working the night shift. Sally and Harry do the same job, have the same experience, and have the same level of education. This means that the

• A) higher-paying job has a compensating wage differential of $3 per hour.
• B) higher-paying job has a compensating wage differential of $25 per hour.
• C) higher-paying job is intrinsically more attractive than the lower-paying joc.
• D) factory is discriminating against Sally because she is a woman.

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