Question :
1.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
a.Aunionisaworkerassociationthatbargainswithemployersoverwages,benefits,andworkingconditions.
b.UnionsplayamuchlargerroleintheU.S.labormarketnowthantheyd : 1261984
1.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
a.Aunionisaworkerassociationthatbargainswithemployersoverwages,benefits,andworkingconditions.
b.UnionsplayamuchlargerroleintheU.S.labormarketnowthantheydidinthepast.
c.UnionsplayalargeroleinmanyEuropeancountries.
d.Aunionisatypeofcartel.
2.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?
a.UnionmembershipintheUnitedStatespeakedinthe1940sand1950s.
b.UnionsplayalargerroleintheUnitedStatesthaninEuropeancountriessuchasBelgium,France,andGermany.
c.Becauseofthepopularityofunions,mostworkersintheUnitedStatesdiscusstheirwages,benefits,andworkingconditionswiththeiremployersasagroup.
d.CollectivebargainingistheprocessbywhichunionsnegotiatemembershipdueswiththeNationalLaborRelationsBoard.
3.InBelgium,Norway,andSweden,thepercentageofworkerswhobelongtounionsis
a.almostzero.
b.lessthanitisintheUnitedStates.
c.aboutthesameasitisintheUnitedStates.
d.greaterthanitisintheUnitedStates.
4.Sincethe1940’sU.S.unionmembershiphas
a.fallen.Thisdeclineshouldhavereducedstructuralunemployment.
b.fallen.Thisdeclineshouldnothavereducedstructuralunemployment.
c.risen.Thisincreaseshouldhaveraisedstructuralunemployment.
d.risen.Thisincreaseshouldnothaveraisedstructuralunemployment.
5.Laborunions
a.raisewagesinunionizedindustries.
b.createlaborshortagesinnon-unionizedindustries.
c.playalargerroleinthecurrentU.S.economythaninEuropeancountriessuchasNorwayandSweden.
d.prefertooperateinstateswithright-to-worklaws.
6.Laborunions
a.prefertooperateinstateswithright-to-worklaws.
b.aresimilartocartels.
c.playalargerroleinthecurrentU.S.economythaninEuropeancountriessuchasNorwayandSweden.
d.attractamembershipofabout25percentofcurrentU.S.workers.
7.Samhasnojobbutkeepsapplyingtogetajobwithabusinessthatisunionized.Heisqualifiedandhefindsthepayattractive,butthefirmisnothiring.Sam is
a.structurallyunemployed.Structuralunemploymentexistseveninthelongrun.
b.structurallyunemployed.Structuralunemploymentdoesnotexistinthelongrun.
c.frictionallyunemployed.Frictionalunemploymentexistseveninthelongrun.
d.frictionallyunemployed.Frictionalunemploymentdoesnotexistinthelongrun.
8.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
a.Whenaunionispresentinalabormarket,wagesarenotdeterminedbytheequilibriumofsupplyanddemand.
b.Likeanycartel,aunionisagroupofsellersactingtogetherinthehopeofexertingtheirjointmarketpower.
c.Theprocessbywhichunionsandfirmsagreeonthetermsofemploymentiscalledastrike.
d.MostworkersintheU.S.economyarenotmembersofaunion.
9.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
a.Whenaunionispresentinalabormarket,wagesaredeterminedbytheequilibriumofsupplyanddemand.
b.Likeanycartel,aunionisagroupofsellersactingtogetherinthehopeofexertingtheirjointmarketpower.
c.Theprocessbywhichunionsandfirmsagreeonthetermsofemploymentiscalledcollectivebargaining.
d.MostworkersintheU.S.economyarenotmembersofaunion.
10.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
a.Whenaunionispresentinalabormarket,wagesmaynotbedeterminedbytheequilibriumofsupplyanddemand.
b.Likeanycartel,aunionisagroupofsellersactingtogetherinthehopeofexertingtheirjointmarketpower.
c.Whenunionsraisewagesaboveequilibrium,thequantityoflaborsupplieddecreases,andthequantityoflabordemandedincreases.
d.MostworkersintheU.S.economyarenotmembersofaunion.