Theory A predicts that the higher the opportunity cost of having a child, the fewer children a woman will have. Which of the following is evidence against the theory if opportunity cost is measured in terms of foregone salary?
A)women with high-paying jobs have more children than women with low-paying jobs.
B)women with low-paying jobs have more children than women with high-paying jobs.
C)men married to women with high-paying jobs want more children than men married to women with low-paying jobs.
D)the mothers of women with high-paying jobs will want their daughters to have children more than the mothers of women with low-paying jobs will want their daughters to have children.

Question

Theory A predicts that the higher the opportunity cost of having a child, the fewer children a woman will have.  Which of the following is evidence against the theory if opportunity cost is measured in terms of foregone salary?
A)women with high-paying jobs have more children than women with low-paying jobs.
B)women with low-paying jobs have more children than women with high-paying jobs.
C)men married to women with high-paying  jobs want more children than men married to women with low-paying jobs.
D)the mothers of women with high-paying jobs will want their daughters to have children more than the mothers of women with low-paying jobs will want their daughters to have children.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If women with high-paying jobs, who have a higher opportunity cost in terms of foregone salary, have more children than women with low-paying jobs, it contradicts the theory that higher opportunity costs lead to fewer children.

Theory a Predicts That the Higher the Opportunity Cost of Having