Question

Workers picking strawberries can pidt 100 baskets an hour.but it only costs the employer 3 value of 20 baskets to pay them their hourlywagesJ'he income the employer collects from the extra baskets is ,according to Karl Marx.A)extra wagesB)surplus valueQwage theftD)surplus incomeE)the means of production

Answer 1

Answer:

B) surplus value

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described it can be said that the income the employer collects from the extra baskets is known as surplus value. According to Karl Marx, this term refers to the increased or new value that has been created by the employees as an excess of their labor-costs which in term turns into increased profit to the employer when the product is later sold.