[求助]GWD25-Q2~

cheekar

GWD25-Q2.

In two months, the legal minimum wage in the country of Kirlandia will increase from five Kirlandic dollars(KD5.00) Per hour to KD5.50 per hour. Opponents of this increase have argued that the resulting rise in wages will drive the inflation rate up. In fact its impact on wages will probably be negligible, since only a very small proportion of all Kirfandic workers are currently receiving less than KD5.50 per hour.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

A.     Most people in Kirlandia who are currently earning the minimum wage have been employed at their current jobs for less than a year.

 

B.      Some firms in Kirlandia have paid workers considerably less than KD5.00 per hour, in violation of Kirlandic employment regulations.

 

C.     Many businesses hire trainees at or near the minimum wage but must reward trained workers by keeping their pay levels above the pay level of trainees.

 

D.     The greatest growth in Kirlandia’s economy in recent years has been in those sectors where workers earn wages that tend to be much higher than the minimum wage.

 

E.      The current minimum wage is insufficient for a worker holding only one job to earn enough to support a family, even when working full time at that job.

 

 答案是C，我选了B...不明白C啊，B也觉得有点儿不对，又说不上来...谢谢XDJM啦~

rearn

 文章: 1. 法定最低工资提高到5.5, 2.反对者说 工资提高会导致inflation rate提高, 3.事实是, 只有小部分worker的工资低于5.5

结论: 最低工资提高的影响可以忽略不计, (意思就是说 因为大部分工人工资都不低于5.5, 所以实际工资没提高)

问削弱

B说, 有些公司违法, 给工人的实际工资低于5.0, 如果这些公司会违法, 即使法定工资提高到5.5, 那么他们可以继续违法, 继续给低工资,所以实际工资还是没有提高, 所以没有起到削弱作用

C说, 很多公司的给培训生的工资是接近法定最低工资的, 为了reward工人,其工资要比培训生的工资提高一些,

注意trainee和worker, 为了好说明, 我们假定工资级别1是法定最低工资5.0, 级别2高于法定工资是5.5

一个培训生来到公司之后, 是拿级别1的工资, 当培训期满, 正式录取之后, 当然要有所区别, 所以就要涨工资啊

所以就变成级别2的工资, 这就是选项中说的reward, 总不能让正式工人和在实习期的培训生拿一样的工资吧..

所以当法定最低工资调高之后, 级别1的工资调整为5.5, 虽然当时之前大部分的正式工人工资是5.5, 但是随着级别1的调高级别2的工资也必须相应调高, (虽然不调高也不违法, 但是对公司不利啊, 培训生和正式工工资一样了, 正式工肯定不好好干活了...)所以, 实际上, 大部分工人的实际工资, 都会因为最低工资的调高而调高, 所以不能说是没有影响的

因此, 削弱结论....

另外补充一点, 在美国, 公司必须给实习生发工资, 否则是违法

chwayne

解释的太完美了!!

liaijun_2009

真的很完美~！！！太感谢！！！

虽然选的是C，可就是不大明白其中的原因~~~