Author Question: Which of the following is one of the chief reasons for the increased number of married women in the ... (Read 44 times)

jessicacav · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Which of the following is one of the chief reasons for the increased number of married women in the U.S. work force?
a. The marginal cost of working in the labor force has increased.
b. Jobs provide greater independence and self-worth.
c. The opportunity cost of household work has increased.
d. The sunk cost of household appliances has risen to the point that women must work to make payments on them.
e. Women spend more time in the market as a result of the increasing division of labor in household production.

Question 2

In the United States since World War II, there has been
a. a dramatic increase in the population living in rural areas
b. a decline in the number of women in the labor force
c. a decrease in the opportunity cost of working in the home
d. more specialization of production within households
e. a dramatic increase in the number of married women in the labor force