Flor Was Recently Passed Over for Promotion

question 34

Multiple Choice

Flor was recently passed over for promotion. She was told that management was looking for someone more aggressive to fill the position. Flor's coworkers were surprised because she had a reputation for getting things done. She later overheard one of the managers saying that he did not believe she was committed to her career since "she, like most women, leaves work every day at 5:00 sharp." It might appear that Flor's employer has made a mistake regarding ____.

• A)stereotyping
• B)mistrust
• C)affirmative action
• D)cohesiveness
• E)arbitration

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Definitions:

Production Possibilities

Different combinations of two or more goods and services that can be produced in a given time period, given a certain amount of resources and technology.

Total Product

The overall quantity of output that a firm produces, usually in relation to a given amount of input.

Marginal Products

The additional output that results from using one more unit of a production input, keeping all other inputs constant.

Total Product

Total Product refers to the overall quantity of output that a firm produces, usually with respect to a given quantity of inputs over a specific period of time.