Which of the following statements are examples of labor except:

A) a computer programmer debugs a complicated piece of code that permits a computer program to function properly.

B) a company manager develops a spreadsheet of all of the products of the company with the accompanying profits of each in order to weed out poor performing ones.

C) a group of church members gather clothes for a clothing drive for the poor in their community.

D) a mechanic replaces the water pump on a car at the local Ford dealership.

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Angelina Frazier

28 January, 00:57

Which of the following statements are examples of labor except:

A) a computer programmer debugs a complicated piece of code that permits a computer program to function properly.

B) a company manager develops a spreadsheet of all of the products of the company with the accompanying profits of each in order to weed out poor performing ones.

C) a group of church members gather clothes for a clothing drive for the poor in their community.

D) a mechanic replaces the water pump on a car at the local Ford dealership.

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Soren Singh · Answer 1

C) a group of church members gather clothes for a clothing drive for the poor in their community.

Explanation:

The stated example is and example of voluntary work, which by most statutes does not count as labor. Although volunteering is technically work, it does not count as labor as volunteers are not paid for what they do. Instead, they do it for an ethical purpose which is not related to getting money. Therefore, volunteers do not coun as the working labor force.