Answer:
False
Explanation:
Due to the fact that the same amount of training is needed in each of the industries, wages would be the same. If wages were higher in the air craft industry, their would be an excess supply of labour in the airline industry. This would pull the wages in the airline industry down until the same wages are earned in both industries
Answer:
If Mary and Tim specialize in the good in which they have a comparative advantage, ______.
Mary would specialize in making cakes while Tim would specialize in making pies.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Mary's opportunity cost of making a cake = 2 pies
She can make additional 5 (10/2) cakes instead of making pies
This will increase her cakes to 25 a day (20 + 5)
Tim's opportunity cost of making a cake = 4 pies
She can make additional 40 pies (10 * 4) instead of making cakes
This will increase her pies to 60 pies a day (20 + 40)
When they specialize there will be 25 cakes and 60 pies produced in a day instead of 30 cakes and 30 pies.
Answer:
Effect on income= $115,000 decrease
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Fixed costs= $45,000
Number of units= 20,000
Unitary contribution margin= $8
<u>To calculate the effect on income, we need to use the following formula:</u>
Effect on income= decrease in fixed costs - decrease in contribution margin
Effect on income= 45,000 - 20,000*8
Effect on income= $115,000 decrease
Answer:
economic (or business) cycles are less severe.
Explanation:
If the wages follow the general price level, it means that they will follow the inflation rate. When the economy is strong and inflation might rise, then the wages should increase accordingly. When the economy is starting to enter a recession then the inflation rate will reduce, so wages will not increase as much (if any increase at all).
This type of economic policy favors expansion cycles since private consumption is the main component of the GDP and also helps when the economy enters a recession because the wages will follow inflation rate which will help make the recession less severe and hopefully shorter.
One basic concept for this to work is that inflation is always a positive number, countries rarely (if ever) go through deflation processes.
