According to the Neoclassical Theory of Distribution, the Wages Paid

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Multiple Choice

According to the neoclassical theory of distribution, the wages paid to workers

• A)reflect the market prices of the goods those workers produce.
• B)reflect the degree of market power held by the firms that pay those wages.
• C)fail to reflect those workers' opportunity costs of leisure.
• D)are unrelated to the forces of supply and demand.

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