Question :
31.Supposethatneitherfood-serviceworkersnorretailsalespeopleareunionized.Iffood-serviceworkersunionize,thenthesupplyofretailsalespeoplewill
a.rise,aswillthewagesofretailsalespeople.
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31.Supposethatneitherfood-serviceworkersnorretailsalespeopleareunionized.Iffood-serviceworkersunionize,thenthesupplyofretailsalespeoplewill
a.rise,aswillthewagesofretailsalespeople.
b.rise,andthewagesofretailsalespeoplewillfall.
c.fall,aswillthewagesofretailsalespeople.
d.fall,andthewagesofretailsalespeoplewillrise.
32.Supposethatbartendersandwaitershavenounions.Nowsupposethatbartendersformaunion.Whatdoesthisdothelaborsupplyandwagesofwaiters?
a.Bothlaborsupplyandwagesincrease.
b.Laborsupplyincreases,andwagesdecrease.
c.Laborsupplydecreases,andwagesincrease.
d.Bothlaborsupplyandwagesdecrease.
33.Supposethatgarbagecollectorsandlandscapingworkershavenounions.Nowsupposethatgarbagecollectorsformunions.Whatdoesthisdothelaborsupplyandwagesoflandscapingworkers?
a.Bothlaborsupplyandwagesincrease.
b.Laborsupplyincreases,andwagesdecrease.
c.Laborsupplydecreases,andwagesincrease.
d.Bothlaborsupplyandwagesincrease.
34.Considertwolabormarketsinwhichjobsareequallyattractiveinallrespectsotherthanthewagerate.Allworkersareequallyabletodoeitherjob.Initially,bothlabormarketsareperfectlycompetitive.Ifaunionorganizesworkersinoneofthemarkets,thenthewagerateswilltendto
a.riseinbothmarkets.
b.fallinbothmarkets
c.risefortheunionjobs,butremainunchangedforthenonunionjobs.
d.risefortheunionjobsandfallforthenonunionjobs.
35.Supposethatmedicaltechniciansandnurses’aidesarenotunionized.Ifthenurses’aidesunionize,thenthewagesof
a.bothmedicaltechniciansandnurses’aideswillrise.
b.bothmedicaltechniciansandnurses’aideswillfall.
c.medicaltechnicianswillrise,andthewagesofnurses’aideswillfall.
d.nurses’aideswillrise,andthewagesofmedicaltechnicianswillfall.
36.Supposethatfloristsandlandscapeworkersarenotunionized.Iffloristsunionize,thenthewagesof
a.floristswillrise,andthewagesoflandscapeworkerswillfall.
b.floristswillfall,andthewagesoflandscapeworkerswillrise.
c.bothfloristsandlandscapeworkerswillrise.
d.bothfloristsandlandscapeworkerswillfall.
37.Supposethatcollegeprofessorsatpublicuniversitiesareunionized.Ifpublicuniversitycollegeprofessorschangetheirmindsandvotenottobeunionized,thequantityofpublicuniversitycollegeprofessorsdemandedwill
a.rise.Thesupplyofworkersinothersimilarprofessionswillalsorise.
b.rise.Thesupplyofworkersinothersimilarprofessionswillfall.
c.fall.Thesupplyofworkersinothersimilarprofessionswillrise.
d.fall.Thesupplyofworkersinothersimilarprofessionswillalsofall.
38.Supposethatdentalhygienistsareunionizedintheeasternregionofthecountrybutnotinthewesternregion.Iftheunionizedworkersintheeasternregionabolishedtheirunions,employment
a.andwagesofdentalhygienistsintheeasternregionwouldrise.
b.ofdentalhygienistsintheeasternregionwouldrise,butwagesofdentalhygienistsintheeasternregionwouldfall.
c.andwagesofdentalhygienistsintheeasternregionwouldfall.
d.ofdentalhygienistsintheeasternregionwouldfall,butwagesofdentalhygienistsintheeasternregionwouldrise.
39.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
a.UnionsareexemptfromU.S.antitrustlaws.
b.TheWagnerActof1935preventsU.S.employersfrominterferingwhenworkerstrytoorganizeunions.
c.TheNationalLaborRelationsBoardistheU.S.governmentagencythatenforcesworkers’righttounionize.
d.Right-to-worklawspreventfirmsfromhiringpermanentreplacementsforworkerswhoareonstrike.
40.TheWagnerActof1935
a.preventsunionsfromactingascartels.
b.allowsworkersjoiningaunionizedfirmtochoosenottojointheunion.
c.preventsemployersfrominterferingwhenworkerstrytoorganizeaunion.
d.preventsfirmsfromhiringpermanentreplacementsforworkerswhoareonstrike.