True/False: When the pay drops from five cents to two and a half cents per box, the bosses find it much more difficult to find workers.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. Not enough info

Answer: (B)

When pay changes, the key factor is how many people are available and willing to work for that wage. In a situation with widespread unemployment and many desperate workers, a drop in pay from five cents to two and a half cents per box doesn’t necessarily make it harder to hire; it can even make it easier for bosses to fill positions because a larger pool of people needs any income to survive. The match between workers and jobs in such a market is driven more by the abundance of unemployed workers than by a small decrease in wage, so lowering pay doesn’t automatically create more hiring difficulties. That’s why the claim is not supported in this context—the situation doesn’t imply increased difficulty in finding workers.