The Secretary of Labor states that wage rates in the country have risen by 2 percent this past year. The head of a local labor union states that wage gains should have been higher. The Secretary's statement is a(n) ____ economic statement, and the labor head's statement is a(n) ____ economic statement.
A) normative; normative
B) normative; positive
C) positive; normative
D) positive; positive
E) proper; improper

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The Secretary's statement is a positive economic statement as it describes a factual situation about wage rates. The labor head's statement is normative as it expresses an opinion on what wage gains should have been.

The Secretary of Labor States That Wage Rates in the Country