How Did the Pendleton Act Reform the System of Hiring

question 45

Multiple Choice

How did the Pendleton Act reform the system of hiring federal employees?

• A)It required hiring decisions to be based on partisan loyalty rather than merit.
• B)It required hiring decisions to be based on merit rather than partisan loyalty.
• C)It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty,but made firing federal employees easier.
• D)It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty,but made firing federal employees more difficult.

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Definitions:

MC = MR

An economic principle stating that to maximize profits, firms should produce up to the point where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

MC = MR

The principle that profit maximization occurs when a firm's marginal cost (MC) equals its marginal revenue (MR).

Economic Profit

The difference between total revenue and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing the surplus revenue after accounting for all costs.

Economic Loss

A situation where total costs exceed total revenues, indicating that a firm is not covering its opportunity costs.