Refer to the Following Graph of the Demand for and Supply

question 39

Multiple Choice

refer to the following graph of the demand for and supply of armed forces personnel.



-Which of the following best explains why the government demands fewer persons for the armed forces under the volunteer system than under a draft system (that is,H as compared to G) ?

• A)The higher wages of a volunteer system induce a shift to greater relative use of capital and a reduction in scale.
• B)The higher wages of a volunteer system forces the military to employ more labor relative to capital,which reduces the productivity of labor.
• C)Because a volunteer system attracts only low-wage,low-skill workers,many highly technical jobs must be eliminated.
• D)The military uses the same number of workers under either system since the true cost is independent of the system used,but it must reduce the amount of capital it uses.

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