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nikhilgmat31
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I chose B. It says unemployment rate rises even if wages are constant. It means lowering the wages will not impact umemployment rate.
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Premise: Labor market mandates not applicable to teenagers because it is too costly.Teenagers are often priced out of the labor market by the government-mandated minimum-wage level because employers cannot afford to pay that much for extra help. Therefore, if Congress institutes a subminimum wage, a new lower legal wage for teenagers, the teenage unemployment rate, which has been rising since 1960, will no longer increase.
Conclusion: Introduction of new sub minimum wage will help in controlling the increasing unemployment rate.
The argument assumes that employers are willing to hire teenagers and teenagers are willing to work for employers at sub minimum wage.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
This strengthens rather weakens.(A) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen when the minimum wage has risen.
The unemployment rate increased despite keeping minimum wages constant. Thus, there should be some other reason for increasing unemployment rate. Correct.(B) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen even when the minimum wage remained constant.
Timing of help hired is irrelevant.(C) Employers often hire extra help during holiday and warm weather seasons.
Out of context!(D) The teenage unemployment rate rose more quickly in the 1970's than it did in the 1960's.
(E) The teenage unemployment rate has occasionally declined in the years since 1960.
No reason why it has declined. So, could not infer anything.
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Pranay
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Hi
I have different opinion. As question has asked for employers hiring for extra help and option C is not out of scope. If even Govt fix minimum wages, but employers needs teenagers only during warm weather and specific requirements. So fixing of wages will not impact on employment rate.
My understanding is for C.
Plz clarify.
Naresh k
I have different opinion. As question has asked for employers hiring for extra help and option C is not out of scope. If even Govt fix minimum wages, but employers needs teenagers only during warm weather and specific requirements. So fixing of wages will not impact on employment rate.
My understanding is for C.
Plz clarify.
Naresh k
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DavidG@VeritasPrep
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C tells us nothing about whom employers might hire when they need extra help. In other words, if the extra help employers hire consists primarily of men and women in their 40's, how would this undermine the notion that a lower minimum wage might boost teenage employment? (And we already know that even if employers did hire teenagers during these times, it's not enough to offset the other structural problems impacting teenage employment. We're told that teenage unemployment has been on the rise. We have to accept this premise as true.naresh123 wrote: Teenagers are often priced out of the labor market by the government-mandated minimum-wage level because employers cannot afford to pay that much for extra help. Therefore, if Congress institutes a sub-minimum wage, a new lower legal wage for teenagers, the teenage unemployment rate, which has been rising since 1960, will no longer increase.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen when the minimum wage has risen.
(B) Since 1960 the teenage unemployment rate has risen even when the minimum wage remained constant.
(C) Employers often hire extra help during holiday and warm weather seasons.
(D) The teenage unemployment rate rose more quickly in the 1970's than it did in the 1960's.
(E) The teenage unemployment rate has occasionally declined in the years since 1960.
Hi
I have different opinion. As question has asked for employers hiring for extra help and option C is not out of scope. If even Govt fix minimum wages, but employers needs teenagers only during warm weather and specific requirements. So fixing of wages will not impact on employment rate.
My understanding is for C.
Plz clarify.
Naresh k
