Answer:
Suppose a senator considers introducing a bill to legislate a minimum hourly wage of $12.50.
Wage Labor Demanded Labor Supplied
$12.50 375,000 625,000
This will result in a surplus of labor (625,000 higher than 375,000)
Which of the following statements are true?
- Binding minimum wages cause structural unemployment. As with all price floors, a deadweight loss results, because the quantity supplied is much greater than the quantity demanded. In this case, the price of labor is the wage, and the deadweight loss = structural unemployment
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In the absence of price controls, a surplus puts downward pressure on wages until they fall to the equilibrium.
Since a labor surplus exists, the price of labor should start to decrease in order to match the equilibrium price.
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If the minimum wage is set at $12.50, the market will not reach equilibrium. The quantity supplied of labor is much greater than the quantity demanded for labor resulting in a surplus.
Answer:
d. The price will stay the same, but the quantity will increase.
Explanation:
When the demand and supply both fall, the equilibrium quantity will definately fall but the price will remain the same. The new supply adapts to the reduction of the demand.
Answer:
200
Explanation:
Base on the scenario been described in the question, the position required if the portfolio has a beta 1 is been calculated as follows .
number of contracts required is
Number of contract =10,000,000/(500×100)
Number of contract =10,000,000/50,000
Number of contract =200.
A long put position is needed because the contracts must provide a positive payoff when the market reduces.
Answer:
d
Explanation:
A good has positive externality if the benefits to third parties not involved in production is greater than the cost. an example of an activity that generates positive externality is research and development. Due to the high cost of R & D, they are usually under-produced. Government can encourage the production of activities that generate positive externality by granting subsidies.
A good has negative externality if the costs to third parties not involved in production is greater than the benefits. an example of an activity that generates negative externality is pollution. Pollution can be generated at little or no cost, so they are usually overproduced. Government can discourage the production of activities that generate negative externality by taxation. Taxation increases the cost of production and therefore discourages overproduction. Tax levied on externality is known as Pigouvian tax.
Government can regulate the amount of externality produced by placing an upper limit on the amount of negative externality permissible
Coase theorem has been proposed as a solution to externality. According to this theory, when there are conflicting property rights, bargaining between parties involved can lead to an efficient outcome only if the bargaining cost is low
Another solution to negative externality is through the activities of charities. Charities can raise donations to limit or regulate the activities of firms that constitutes a negative externality.
Answer:
the standard price per gallon is $5.25
Explanation:
the computation of the standard price per gallon is given below;
Materials Price Variance = Actual Quantity × (Standard Price - Actual Price)
$90,000 = 40,000 × (Standard Price - $3)
$2.25 = Standard Price - $3
Standard Price = $5.25
Hence, the standard price per gallon is $5.25
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