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Which of the following statements would be represented by a backward-bending labor supply curve?
 a. A 50,000-a-year professor works more hours than a 20,000-a-year professor.
  b. The CEO of a major computer manufacturer works more hours than the union workers.
  c. The owners of a successful business work fewer days than do their employees.
  d. Hospital janitors work fewer hours than does the chief of obstetrics.
  e. High-ranking executives are more likely to work past 5:00 p.m. than are middle managers.

Question 2

In the last 30 years, the number of poor people in the United States in households headed by women has
 a. been constant
  b. increased slightly
  c. increased dramatically
  d. decreased slightly
  e. decreased by half



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C



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