If You Jump Straight Up While Inside a Fast-Moving Train

question 20

Multiple Choice

If you jump straight up while inside a fast-moving train that gains speed,you land

• A)slightly ahead of your original position.
• B)at your original position.
• C)slightly behind your original position.

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Definitions:

Market-clearing Wage

The wage rate at which the quantity of labor supplied is equal to the quantity of labor demanded.

Efficiency Wage

A higher-than-market wage that a firm pays to increase worker productivity and reduce turnover.

Penalize Shirking

Involves imposing consequences on employees or agents who reduce their effort or productivity, often seen in economic models of labor markets.

Efficiency Wage

A higher-than-market wage paid by employers to increase productivity and efficiency among workers by motivating them and reducing turnover.