There is no correlation between more years of schooling and increased earnings.

Occupations X and Y employ persons with the same productivity. Workers in the two occupations work the same number of hours per day when on the job. Employment is stable throughout the year in X, while Y is characterized by seasonal layoffs. How will the hourly wage rate and annual earnings compare in the two occupations?

a. The hourly wage rate will be higher in X, but the annual earnings will be higher for Y. b. Both the hourly wage rate and annual earnings will be higher in X. c. Both the hourly wage rate and annual earnings will be higher in Y. d. The hourly wage rate will be higher in Y, but the annual earnings will likely be higher for X.

What can, in general, be said about a monopoly's supply curve?

a. A monopoly's supply curve, like that for a competitive firm, coincides with its marginal cost curve. b. A profit-maximizing monopoly will operate only on the elastic portion of its supply curve. c. The monopoly's supply curve is more inelastic than if the firm were competitive. d. The concept of a supply curve is meaningless in the context of the monopoly problem.