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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A negative elastic supplies of labor.
B elastic supplies of labor.
C inelastic supplies of labor.
D unit-elastic supplies of labor.
Question #2
A for a town should equal the elasticity of labor supply for a state.
B for a town is not related to the elasticity of labor supply for a state.
C should be greater for a town than for a state because people are more likely to consider work in a neighboring town than in another state.
D should be greater for a state than for a town because people can travel more easily between states than between towns.
Question #3
A an increase in wages will lead to an increase in the quantity of labor supplied.
B people have not yet reached their target income.
C the income effect dominates the substitution effect on that portion of the supply curve.
D the substitution effect dominates the income effect on that portion of the supply curve.
Question #4
A the income effect dominates the substitution effect.
B a wage increase will lead to a decrease in the quantity of labor supplied.
C eventually it will become backward bending.
D the substitution effect dominates the income effect.
Question #5
A if workers decide to decrease the amount of hours worked if wages rise. This is due to the fact that some workers have a target level of income.
B if the amount of hours worked increases if wages rise.
C if workers decide to increase the amount of hours worked if wages rise. This is due to the fact that some workers don’t have a target level of income.
D if workers decide to decrease the amount of leisure hours consumed. This is due to the fact that some workers have a target level of income.
Question #6
A when wages rise, the quantity demanded of leisure decreases, and workers increase the quantity of labor supplied.
B when wages rise, the quantity demanded of leisure increases, and workers decrease the quantity of labor supplied.
C when wages rise, the quantity demanded of leisure increases, and workers decide to increase the amount of hours worked.
D when wages decrease, the quantity demanded of leisure increases, and workers increase the quantity of labor supplied.
Question #7
A when wages rise, the quantity demanded of leisure declines, and workers increase the quantity of labor supplied.
B when wages rise, the quantity demanded of leisure increases, and workers decrease the quantity of labor supplied.
C when workers decrease their quantity of labor supplied.
D when wages decline, the quantity demanded of leisure declines, and workers increase the quantity of labor supplied.
Question #8
A the quantity of labor supplied always declines.
B the opportunity cost of an hour of leisure declines.
C neither the opportunity cost of an hour of leisure nor the quantity of labor supplied is likely to change.
D the opportunity cost of an hour of leisure increases.
Question #9
A increases as wages get higher.
B decreases as wages get higher.
C has nothing to do with wages.
D remains unchanged as wages get higher.
Question #10
A FALSE
B TRUE