On April 15, 2015, fast-food workers, home-care and day-care workers, adjunct faculty at colleges and universities, airport workers, and labor union members in 236 U. S. cities went on strike to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. A national minimum wage was originally established in .
The minimum wage since 2009—$7.25 per hour—works out to a yearly income of for a full-time worker.
About of workers in the United States earn less than $15 per hour.
Among racial/ethnic groups, are most likely to be earning less than $15 per hour.

Lohn corporation is expected to pay the following dividends over the next four years: $18, $14, $13, and $8.50. afterward, the company pledges to maintain a constant 4 percent growth rate in dividends forever. if the required return on the stock is 14 percent, what is the current share price?

Which of the following accurately describes one way that individual goods differ from public goods? a. people can be excluded from using individual goods if they don't pay. b. all individual goods are normal goods. c. demand for individual goods is always inelastic. d. consumer rivalry results in decreasing marginal utility for individual goods.2b2t

Long-distance providers are becoming increasingly concerned about certain activities within their industry. various companies come together voluntarily to implement new standards of social responsibility that members must abide by. what seems to be the primary motivation in this case for an increased interest in social responsibility? - because corporations are creations of society, they are responsible for giving back to the communities in which they operate.- these companies have realized it is in their best interest to increase their social responsibility before they are once again subject to stricter regulations.- these companies are using social responsibility as a means to increase their profitability, both short term and long term.- long-distance providers have started taking pride in their industry and its record for social responsibility.- they feel a responsibility to their stockholders, employees, the government, investors, and society as a whole.