Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination

-Which of the following statements is true?
A) Discrimination can reduce the perceived marginal revenue products of some groups of workers and thus lower their wage.
B) Over the last fifty years, there was no reduction in the gap between white male wages and black male wages.
C) The average wage of black females has risen to about 85 percent of the average wage of white males.
D) The gap between the earnings of black women and white males is smaller than the earnings gap between black males and white males.

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Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
 
-Which of the following statements is true?
A) Discrimination can reduce the perceived marginal revenue products of some groups of workers and thus lower their wage. 
B) Over the last fifty years, there was no reduction in the gap between white male wages and black male wages. 
C) The average wage of black females has risen to about 85 percent of the average wage of white males. 
D) The gap between the earnings of black women and white males is smaller than the earnings gap between black males and white males.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A) Discrimination can indeed reduce the perceived marginal revenue products of some groups of workers, leading to lower wages for those groups. This is because discrimination can influence employers' perceptions of the productivity of different groups, affecting wage offers.

Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Discrimination