Cole is a minimum wage employee in santa fe, nm, where the minimum wage is $10.91 per hour. his employer claims that since the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, cole should only receive the federal amount. what is the correct answer in this situation?
a) the employer has the discretion to pay either the federal or the state-designated minimum wage.
b) the employer may choose to pay less than the state-designated minimum wage, based on the employee's qualifications and job description.
c) the employer is correct that the federal minimum wage overrules the state wage.
d) the employer must pay the state-designated minimum wage for the area.

1. list five staple convenience goods that you or your household buys on a regular basis. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 2. list three impulse convenience goods that you or someone you know has purchased. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 3. describe a shopping good that you or someone you know purchased. what kind of research did you or that person do before buying the product? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 4. choose an example of a company you could start, and decide which business structure would make the most sense for that type of company (sole proprietorship, partnership, llc, c corporation, s corporation, or nonprofit corporation). explain why this structure would be good for this type of company. give at least 3 reasons. (3-6 sentences. 6.0 points) 5. if you were starting a new business, describe at least three departments to the company that you would need right away. why are these departments so important? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 6. describe a product that you think has saturated its market. what makes you think it has saturated its market? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points)