1. When an employer offers a wellness program to itsâ employees, the health insurance premiums the employer pays on behalf of the employees are likely to

A) positive

B) Negative

2. When an employer offers a wellness program to itsâ employees, the health insurance premiums the employer pays on behalf of the employees are likely to?

A) increase

B) be unaffected

C) decrease

3. From an economicsâ perspective, to determine whether to serve breakfast allâ day, McDonald's should

A.

conduct customer surveys to better understand how its customers feel about the change.

B.

calculate whether the total cost ofcost of serving breakfast all day is largeis large.

C.

compare the average cost of serving breakfast all day to the total cost of serving breakfast all day.

D.

compare the marginal revenue from serving breakfast all day with the marginal cost of serving breakfast all day.

E.

compare the total revenue from serving breakfast all day with the average revenue from serving breakfast all day.

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McDonald's CEO was considering having breakfast all day rather than ending it at parts of the day. Several owners of McDonald's restaurants stated two logical issues - (1) burger and meats need to be cooked at a higher temperature than eggs, so it would be difficult to set the correct temperature for both; (2) scrambled eggs require employees to continuously stir, while hamburgers don't.

Question A: From an economical standpoint, To determine whether to serve breakfast all day, McDonald's should

a. compare average to total cost of serving breakfast all day.
b. conduct customer surveys on serving breakfast all day.
c. calculate whether serving breakfast all day is large.
d. compare marginal revenue to marginal cost of serving breakfast all day.
e. compare total revenue to total cost of serving breakfast all day

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