According to the idea of comparable worth, a firm employing secretaries and steelworkers should ideally pay equal wages to both the groups of workers irrespective of the type of job each group does.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2
When attempting to explain why a consumer purchases a Ford automobile instead of a Honda automobile, or a Compaq computer instead of an IBM computer, an economist would assert:
a. that the consumer is making a decision based on what gives him maximum utility.
b. that everyone knows Hondas are superior to Fords; the consumer cannot possibly be maximizing his utility.
c. that everyone knows IBM computers are superior to Compaq computers; the consumer may be maximizing his utility at the margin, but is not maximizing total utility.
d. that there is no standard explanation for consumer choices because consumers have varied tastes and preferences.
e. that since rationality is bounded by lack of information, a consumer purchases goods based on convenience rather than on utility maximization.
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