Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Discrimination

question 139

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question(s) : Discrimination

-Which of the following statements is true?

• A) Federal legislation encourages gender-based discrimination.
• B) Affirmative action programs are designed to prevent minority groups from exploiting race-based opportunities.
• C) Wage gaps between women, on the one hand, and white males, on the other hand, have fallen since the 1970s.
• D) Wage gaps between males and females have widened since 1970.

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Definitions:

Service Departments

Units within an organization that support other departments but do not directly contribute to revenue generation, such as human resources or IT services.

Market Value

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a marketplace.

Split-off

A point in the production process in a joint production system where two or more products become individually identifiable and their costs can be separately allocated.

Production Work

The tasks and activities involved in manufacturing products, including assembly and processing materials.