Sharon is the manager of a factory. Workers at the factory are assigned to one of two tasks, one of which requires skilled labor and one of which requiresunskilled labor. Because skilled workers earn a higher wage than unskilled workers, everyone who applies for a job says they're skilled. Sharon'schallenge is to figure out who is actually a skilled worker and who is an unskilled worker.Suppose that Sharon would like to use the economic concept of screening to separate out worker types.Which of the following scenarios illustrates this concept?Skilled workers pay to take a certification course to demonstrate their ability.Sharon voluntarily pays all workers a higher wage in hopes of attracting and retaining more productive workers.Sharon implements a test to determine whether applicants are skilled or not.Suppose, instead, the manager considers paying efficiency wages to increase the factory's profitability.True or False: Efficiency wages are set equal to the average industry wage and are intended to weed out workers who are only interested in money.TrueO False

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Sharon is the manager of a factory. Workers at the factory are assigned to one of two tasks, one of which requires skilled labor and one of which requir unskilled labor. Because skilled workers earn a higher wage than unskilled workers, everyone who applies for a job says they're skilled. Sharon's challenge is to figure out who is actually a skilled worker and who is an unskilled worker. Suppose that Sharon would like to use the economic concept of screening to separate out worker types. Which of the following scenarios illustrates this concept? O Skilled workers pay to take a certification course to demonstrate their ability. O Sharon voluntarily pays all workers a higher wage in hopes of attracting and retaining more productive workers. O Sharon implements a test to determine whether applicants are skilled or not. Suppose, instead, the manager considers paying efficiency wages to increase the factory's profitability. True or False: Efficiency wages are set equal to the average industry wage and are intended to weed out workers who are only interested in money.

Sharon is the manager of a factory. Workers at the factory are assigned to one of two tasks, one of which requires skilled labor and one of which requir unskilled labor. Because skilled workers earn a higher wage than unskilled workers, everyone who applies for a job says they're skilled. Sharon's challenge is to figure out who is actually a skilled worker and who is an unskilled worker. Suppose that Sharon would like to use the economic concept of screening to separate out worker types. Which of the following scenarios illustrates this concept? O Skilled workers pay to take a certification course to demonstrate their ability. O Sharon voluntarily pays all workers a higher wage in hopes of attracting and retaining more productive workers. O Sharon implements a test to determine whether applicants are skilled or not. Suppose, instead, the manager considers paying efficiency wages to increase the factory's profitability. True or False: Efficiency wages are set equal to the average industry wage and are intended to weed out workers who are only interested in money.

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