National and Local Unions Are Governed By

question 74

Multiple Choice

National and local unions are governed by:

• A) Democratic methods in which union members elect union leaders whose actions are constrained by a constitution, by-laws, and elections.
• B) Autocratic methods in which a powerful leader issues mandates and orders.
• C) Paternalistic methods in which benevolent leaders "care for" their union members.
• D) Laissez-faire methods in which union members are allowed to do whatever they think is in their best interest.

Understand the law of diminishing marginal returns and its implications for the marginal revenue product schedule.

Evaluate how changes in technology and labor supply affect the marginal revenue product of labor and the firm's hiring decisions.

Apply concepts of perfect competition in the context of the labor market to analyze firm behavior.

Explain how a firm's marginal cost curve relates to its decision-making in perfectly competitive product and labor markets.

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