How has the gap between the average worker’s pay and the average CEO’s pay changed?
Correct answer B. Greatly increased
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Through what means do corporations exercise power?
Correct answer D. All of the above
Which of the following does NOT belong to the secondary sector of the economy?
Correct answer C. Oil drilling
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Which occupational group enjoyed the biggest rise in pay during the 1990s?
Correct answer D. Senior and chief executive
In 2005, how did the average chief executive’s pay compare with that of the average worker?
Correct answer D. 262 times that of the average workers
Which statement about lean production is correct?
Correct answer D. All of the above
In mass-production plants, roughly what percentage of total work hours goes on fixing errors made on the assembly line?
Correct answer B. 25%
What type of labour does the craft method of production require?
Correct answer A. High-cost, highly skilled
What does the cottage, or putting-out, system refer to?
Correct answer C. The fact that in early industrialization work was done in the home
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What are goods produced by the economy and then used in further production, rather than gifts of nature, called?
Correct answer A. Capital
To which economic sector does an accountant belong?
Correct answer B. Tertiary
What is a study that surveys a broad range of the population at one point in time called?
Correct answer C. Cross sectional
In which area of study has political science moved closer to the other social sciences?
Correct answer D. The social impact of government on groups and individuals
Who are the participants in a market?
Correct answer D. All of the above
How may taxes be regarded in terms of the circular flow?
Correct answer B. Withdrawals from the economic flow
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What is the most fundamental factor in stratification?
Correct answer D. Education and income
Which group has the highest overall poverty rate?
Correct answer A. Children under 6
In what kinds of societies is power exercised?
Correct answer B. All social systems
How is status inconsistency defined?
Correct answer C. The condition of persons who are ranked higher in one variable of status than another
Which of these is NOT a typical characteristic of an upwardly mobile person?
Correct answer B. Comes from a large family of several brothers and sisters