According to Robert Zevin's 1971 study of textiles, the U.S. cotton textile industry had ____ percent of the number of Britain's textile labor force, but produced ____ percent as much cotton

a. 80; 80
b. 50; 80
c. 50; 40
d. 25; 40


d. 25; 40

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Bidding in a Dutch auction continues until ________

A) no bidder is willing to bid any higher B) a bidder accepts the price announced by the auctioneer C) a bidder bids above the market price of the good D) a bidder bids below the starting bid

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a. classical b. Keynesian c. monetarism d. supply-side e. rational expectations

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A. complements; decrease B. substitutes; decrease C. substitutes; increase D. complements; increase

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