Which of the Following Represents an Example of Labor-Market Discrimination

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents an example of labor-market discrimination?

• A)An employer is more likely to grant an interview to a person graduating from Yale than from the local community college.
• B)An employer is more likely to grant an interview to a person graduating from the local community college than from Yale.
• C)An employer is more likely to grant an interview to a woman with a traditionally "white" name such as Emily than to a woman with a traditionally "black" name such as Lakisha.
• D)An employer is as likely to grant an interview to person with a traditionally "masculine" name such as "Alex" as a person with a traditionally "feminine" name such as "Emily."

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Definitions:

Activity-Based Costing

An accounting method that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities and resources that go into producing them.

Overapplied

A situation where the allocated costs exceed the actual costs incurred.

Underapplied

Refers to a situation where the allocated costs are less than the actual costs incurred.

Factory Overhead

The indirect costs of manufacturing, such as salaries of quality control personnel and depreciation of factory equipment.