Multiple Choice
Beth is a college student looking for summer employment.She has two options.Firm X is employing lifeguards to patrol the beaches at an exclusive resort in Cancun,Mexico,while Firm Y offers her a job working in an office filing paper work and assisting with the ordering of office supplies.Given this information,
A) Firm X may pay a wage that is higher than that of Firm Y because the work at Firm X is not very interesting.
B) Firm X may pay a wage that is lower than that of Firm Y because the job at Firm X has more desirable working conditions.
C) Firm Y will pay a wage that is higher than that of Firm X because more individuals will apply for jobs at Firm Y.
D) none of the above
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