If we assume that a cafe owner wants to increase the number of people she can serve lunch to and is considering whether to put in more tables or hire another server. Which two resources is the owner considering as substitutes in production? (A) Labor and land (B) Labor and entrepreneurial ability (C) Labor and capital (D) Capital and entrepreneurial ability (E) Capital and land

If we assume that a cafe owner wants to increase the number of people she can serve lunch to and is considering whether to put in more tables or hire another server. Which two resources is the owner considering as substitutes in production? (A) Labor and land (B) Labor and entrepreneurial ability (C) Labor and capital (D) Capital and entrepreneurial ability (E) Capital and land

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Chapter2: Productions Possibilities, Opportunity Costs, And Economic Growth

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