Microeconomics
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Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
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Chapter 9.2, Problem 1QQ
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Marginal productivity of labor.
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How does an increase in labor-productivity increase income?
a. An increase in productivity, increases the marginal product of labor which increases the demand for labor. As demand for labor increases, the wage rate increases.
b. An increase in productivity, decreases the marginal product of labor which increases the demand for labor. As demand for labor increases, the wage rate increases.
c. An increase in productivity, increases the marginal product of labor which decreases the demand for labor. As demand for labor decreases, the wage rate increases.
d. An increase in productivity, increases the marginal product of labor which decreases the demand for labor. As demand for labor decreases, the wage rate decreases.
Physical capital is
A) the factories and machinery used to produce other goods and services.
B) the talents, training, and education of workers.
C) the financial resources available for investment.
D) the physical labor of workers.
How to classify goods as consumption goods and capital goods? Is there any specific way to do so?
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Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 1QQCh. 9.2 - Prob. 2QQCh. 9.2 - Prob. 3QQCh. 9.2 - Prob. 4QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 3QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 4QQCh. 9.8 - Prob. 1QQCh. 9.8 - Prob. 2QQ
Ch. 9.8 - Prob. 3QQCh. 9.8 - Prob. 4QQCh. 9 - Prob. 1DQCh. 9 - Prob. 2DQCh. 9 - Prob. 3DQCh. 9 - Prob. 4DQCh. 9 - Prob. 5DQCh. 9 - Prob. 6DQCh. 9 - Prob. 7DQCh. 9 - Prob. 8DQCh. 9 - Prob. 1RQCh. 9 - Which of the following are short-run and which are...Ch. 9 - Prob. 3RQCh. 9 - Indicate how each of the following would shift the...Ch. 9 - Prob. 5RQCh. 9 - Prob. 6RQCh. 9 - Prob. 1PCh. 9 - Prob. 2PCh. 9 - Prob. 3PCh. 9 - Prob. 4P
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