Author Question: Management at Borabe Enterprises did not want the workforce to unionize. It did not threaten ... (Read 54 times)

mikaylakyoung · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Management at Borabe Enterprises did not want the workforce to unionize. It did not threaten employees with losing their jobs if they voted to be represented by a union, nor did it want to spy on union activities. Rather, it chose to pay employees a loyalty bonus to vote against the union. One employee thought her rights had been violated by the company's actions, so she filed a complaint with the:
A) FTC, claiming a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
B) EEOC, claiming a violation of the Civil Rights Act, Title VII.
C) NLRB, claiming a violation of the National Labor Relations Act.
D) NLRB, claiming a violation of the Labor-Management Relations Act.
E) EEOC, claiming a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Question 2

Exxon Mobil and Shell are two of the relatively few sellers in the oil-refining industry. Due to the tremendous capital investment required to enter this industry, these companies are insulated significantly from the threat of new competitive entrants and thus have considerable control over price. This market situation is referred to as a(n):
A) cartel.
B) pure market.
C) natural monopoly.
D) oligopoly.
E) trust.