5. Discrimination in the labor market The following table exhibits the name, gender, height, and minimum wage 10 people are willing to accept to work as human resource specialists at a large financial firm. Name Gender Height Minimum Wage (Inches) (Dollars per week) Paolo M 67 $298 Ginny F 63 $311 Lucia F 66 $332 Eric M 71 $354 Kenji M 69 $375 Sharon F 66 $397 Paolo M 70 $411 Carlos M 70 $440 Van M 64 $452 Amy F 69 $474 The lowest weekly wage that the financial firm can spend in order to hire five human resource specialists is____. Suppose the hiring director of the financial firm prefers taller candidates because they think it will increase revenue, and so they impose a requirement that all newly hired human resource specialists must have a height of at least 67 inches. With this mandate in place, the weekly wage rate the financial firm now must pay in order to hire five human resource specialists increases by_____.
5. Discrimination in the labor market
The following table exhibits the name, gender, height, and minimum wage 10 people are willing to accept to work as human resource specialists at a large financial firm.
Name
Gender
Height
Minimum Wage
(Inches)
(Dollars per week)
Paolo M 67 $298
Ginny F 63 $311
Lucia F 66 $332
Eric M 71 $354
Kenji M 69 $375
Sharon F 66 $397
Paolo M 70 $411
Carlos M 70 $440
Van M 64 $452
Amy F 69 $474
The lowest weekly wage that the financial firm can spend in order to hire five human resource specialists is____.
Suppose the hiring director of the financial firm prefers taller candidates because they think it will increase revenue, and so they impose a requirement that all newly hired human resource specialists must have a height of at least 67 inches. With this mandate in place, the weekly wage rate the financial firm now must pay in order to hire five human resource specialists increases by_____.
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