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.
Oregon voted to adjust wages each year for inflation in 2002. Ten other states do the same. This year, the federal consumer price index increased 1.7 percent between August 2013 and August 2014. Oregon's hourly minimum wage, then, will climb by the same amount.he extra spending could generate more sales and infuse an estimated $25 million into Oregon's economy. Washington has not yet announced its minimum wage for 2015, although it is expected to do so soon. Employers there currently have to pay at least $9.32 hourly.