Discrimination by a Manager in the Hiring Process May Be

question 192

Multiple Choice

Discrimination by a manager in the hiring process may be consistent with the decision to maximize profits if

• A)customers are willing to pay higher prices in order to maintain the discrimination.
• B)the discrimination is based on race but not gender.
• C)the discrimination is based on gender but not race.
• D)Discrimination is never consistent with profit maximization.

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