When Joe, Who Is Among the Highest-Paid Workers in a Field

question 280

Multiple Choice

When Joe, who is among the highest-paid workers in a field in which there are numerous job openings across the nation, recently became unemployed, his opportunity cost of job search is

• A) average, so the length of his period of unemployment is likely to be long.
• B) relatively high, so the length of his period of unemployment is likely to be short.
• C) relatively low, so the length of his period of unemployment is likely to be long.
• D) relatively high, so the length of his period of unemployment is likely to be long.

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