Use of Temporary-Help Agencies

question 44

Multiple Choice

Use of temporary-help agencies

• A) increases employees' costs associated with searching for and applying for available temporary openings.
• B) increases the quasi-fixed costs of hiring temporary workers.
• C) is more common when firms can build up inventories.
• D) requires employers to pay more per hour than if they hired the worker directly.

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