Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Long-run costs and economies of scale

Long-run costs and economies of scale — practice question

(a)[12]

A very large company with a turnover of $99.3 billion paid its chief executive $10.9 million in 2011. At the same time, reports said that the company did not pay all of its employees what was considered to be a living wage. Use economic analysis to explain why wage rates can vary so widely.

(b)[13]

Discuss how this analysis could be modified if a trade union intervened in the wage determination process.

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