Question 1

A closed shop is a business enterprise in which

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A)   employees cannot belong to a union when they are employed, and cannot join a union and keep working there.
B)   employees must join the union to maintain employment.
C)   employees must belong to the union before they can be employed.
D)   employees cannot belong to the union when they are hired, but may join the union later and keep their jobs.

Question 2

Suppose a union successfully negotiates for its members a wage rate that is above the competitive wage rate, then

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A)   there will be a surplus of jobs.
B)   antitrust laws become effective.
C)   there will be downward pressure on the wage rate until equilibrium is established.
D)   there will be an excess supply of labor.

Question 3

A monopsonistic employer will pay a wage rate

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A)   less than the labor's MRP.
B)   greater than the labor's MRP.
C)   equal to the labor's MRP.
D)   equal to MFC.

Question 4

-In the above table, what is the marginal factor cost of the 4th worker?

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A)   $16
B)   $30
C)   $64
D)   $22

Question 5

How can restricting entry into a union help boost members' wages without the union specifically setting wages?

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With union membership limited, the quant...

Question 6

If the union wants to follow the strategy of maximizing member's income, wages should be set

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A)   above the market clearing wage rate.
B)   such that all that wanted to work could work.
C)   at the market clearing wage rate.
D)   at the point at which the price elasticity of demand equals 1.

Question 7

When workers boycott a company because it does business with a firm whose employees are on strike, that is a

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A)   secondary boycott.
B)   primary boycott.
C)   strike.
D)   sympathy strike.

Question 8

-Refer to the above figure. Under monopsony, the wage rate will be

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A)   W1.
B)   W2.
C)   W3.
D)   W5.

Question 9

In an analytical sense, unions can be thought of as

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A)   setters of minimum wages.
B)   monopoly buyers of workers.
C)   generators of inflation.
D)   monopsonies.

Question 10

Which of the following is FALSE regarding unions?

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A)   The American Federation of Labor (AFL) , composed of craft unions, was formed in 1886 under the leadership of Samuel Gompers.
B)   For a period after World War I the government temporarily stopped protecting labor's right to organize.
C)   During the Great Depression, legislation was passed that made collective bargaining illegal.
D)   The AFL and the CIO merged in 1955.

Question 11

If a union sets the wage rate to maximize the total wage receipts of its members, the marginal revenue would be

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A)   zero.
B)   negative.
C)   positive, but greater than 1.
D)   positive, but less than 1.

Question 12

A work stoppage by a union in solidarity with another union's cause is known as a

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A)   secondary boycott.
B)   sympathy strike.
C)   jurisdictional dispute.
D)   primary boycott.

Question 13

A firm that is a monopolist in the output market and a monopsonist in the input market

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A)   will hire the same amount of labor as if perfect competition prevailed in both markets, but pay a lower wage.
B)   will restrict the level of output but not that of employment compared to the perfectly competitive case.
C)   will hire less labor but pay the same wage compared to the perfectly competitive case.
D)   will hire less labor and pay a lower wage compared to the perfectly competitive case.

Question 14

Strikes occur in about ________ percent of the labor-management negotiations.

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A)   2
B)   25
C)   64
D)   99

Question 15

-Use the above table. If the marginal revenue product is $10, how many workers will the profit maximizing monopsonist hire?

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A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4

Question 16

Why might a union find that attaining the goal of employing all its members and the goal of maximizing total union wage receipts to be incompatible objectives?

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To ensure that all of its members are em...

Question 17

Currently about what percentage of the civilian labor force is unionized in the United States?

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A)   1 percent
B)   12 percent
C)   55 percent
D)   70 percent

Question 18

The United Auto Worker (UAW)  would best be classified as

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A)   a craft union.
B)   an industrial union.
C)   a guild.
D)   closed shop union.
E)   none of the above.

Question 19

Which of the following has been the largest organized group of U.S. unions during the past 50 years?

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A)   AFL-CIO
B)   AFL
C)   CIO
D)   Change to Win

Question 20

A business enterprise in which employees must belong to the union before they can be hired is

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A)   a closed shop.
B)   a union shop.
C)   a jurisdictional dispute.
D)   an industrial union.

Exam 29: Unions and Labor Market Monopoly Power

Why might a union find that attaining the goal of employing all its members and the goal of maximizing total union wage receipts to be incompatible objectives?

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If the union wants to follow the strategy of maximizing member's income, wages should be set

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A business enterprise in which employees must belong to the union before they can be hired is

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Strikes occur in about ________ percent of the labor-management negotiations.

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A work stoppage by a union in solidarity with another union's cause is known as a

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Which of the following has been the largest organized group of U.S. unions during the past 50 years?

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A closed shop is a business enterprise in which

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-Refer to the above figure. Under monopsony, the wage rate will be

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-Use the above table. If the marginal revenue product is $10, how many workers will the profit maximizing monopsonist hire?

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How can restricting entry into a union help boost members' wages without the union specifically setting wages?

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A firm that is a monopolist in the output market and a monopsonist in the input market

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When workers boycott a company because it does business with a firm whose employees are on strike, that is a

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Which of the following is FALSE regarding unions?

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A monopsonistic employer will pay a wage rate

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Currently about what percentage of the civilian labor force is unionized in the United States?

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Suppose a union successfully negotiates for its members a wage rate that is above the competitive wage rate, then

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-In the above table, what is the marginal factor cost of the 4th worker?

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