An increase in unearned income always creates a disincentive to work. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER False. The effect on labor supply will also depend on the individual’s preferences towards work (leisure).
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which entity produces the greatest proportion of U.S. gross national product? A) government B) non-profit organizations such as hospitals C) firms D) universities ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Recent data has shown that income and volunteer time are positively related. Assuming that volunteer time is included in leisure time, what could explain this observation? A) Higher income individuals view leisure as a normal good such that the income effect dominates the substitution effect. B) Higher income individuals view leisure as a normal good […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
If a person supplies more hours of labor in response to a wage increase, then A) the substitution effect is greater than the income effect. B) the income effect is greater than the substitution effect. C) the income effect equals the substitution effect. D) the person is not maximizing utility. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
A backward-bending labor supply curve implies that A) the substitution effect dominates the income effect at higher wage rates but not at lower wage rates. B) the substitution effect dominates the income effect at lower wage rates but not at higher wage rates. C) leisure is an inferior good. D) workers are irrational. ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
If Bobby thinks that leisure is an inferior good, then his labor supply curve A) is backward bending. B) is always negatively sloped. C) is always positively sloped. D) does not exist. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Suppose the typical consumer only purchases food and clothing, and her utility can be expressed as U=F*C. Currently, food costs $5 per unit and clothing costs $2 per unit. Her income is $70. If the price of food increases to $6, compare the resulting Laspeyres price index with a true cost of living index. What […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Newspaper accounts of the U.S. labor market often point out that many people are working more hours than their parents did. What might explain this phenomenon? A) the substitution effect B) the endowment effect C) bounded rationality D) the income effect ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
If workers are in the backward-bending section of their labor supply curves, than an increase in the income tax rate will A) increase the tax revenue and increase the number of hours worked. B) increase the tax revenue and decrease the number of hours worked. C) decrease the tax revenue and increase the number of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In response to an increase in the wage rate, the income effect will usually cause a person to A) supply fewer hours of labor. B) supply more hours of labor. C) supply the same hours of labor. D) have a horizontal labor supply curve. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
