If a firm, by producing two more units of output can increase total revenue by $100, then the marginal benefit or marginal revenue per additional unit of output would be $50. This is computed by taking the change in total revenue divided by the change in output.
On June 12, 2015, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 454, legislation that will require most employers with 10 or more employees in Oregon to provide employees with up to 40 hours per year of paid sick leave. As discussed below, Portland employers with six or more employees already must provide sick leave.
1 The Oregon minimum wage rose to $6.00 an hour in January 1, 1998. 2  Early data following this increase suggest that it also has had a significant positive impact on the wages of welfare recipients who find work. 3  The average wage for newly employed welfare recipients reached $6.91 in the first quarter of 1998.