Scenario 19-2 Travis, a Student at a Community College, Is Considering What

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Scenario 19-2
Travis, a student at a community college, is considering what he should do for summer employment. Two recruiters show up at his school in search of summer workers. Recruiter A is looking for workers to help a disaster relief agency distribute food aid in Africa. Recruiter B is looking for custodial help to clean motel rooms in a motel located near the entrance to a famous national park.
-Refer to Scenario 19-2. Travis is carefully considering the options that each recruiter presents. On the basis of knowledge obtained in his economics class, Travis concludes that

• A)if the job in Africa has a lot of job satisfaction, the wage will be higher.
• B)if the job in Africa has a lot of job satisfaction, the wage will be lower.
• C)if the job cleaning motel rooms is miserable work, the wage will be lower.
• D)if the job cleaning motel rooms is not miserable work, the wage will be higher.

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