Author Question: Which of the following best explains why firefighters are generally paid higher wages than those ... (Read 19 times)

Charlie · **on:** Jun 30, 2018

Which of the following best explains why firefighters are generally paid higher wages than those with comparable skills?
a. Firefighting is dangerous work.
b. Firefighters work more hours each month than do workers in most other professions.
c. Firefighters value leisure less than the average person does.
d. Firefighters, on average, spend more years receiving training than do individuals in other professions.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of sharecropping?
a. It is an inefficient arrangement if the work of the farmer is not monitored.
b. The higher the profit to the landowner, the higher the share of the farmer.
c. Both the farmer and the landowner will work to maximize farm profits.
d. The higher the profit to the landowner, the lower the share of the farmer.