Some economists argue that the productivity slowdown of the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s was due to changes in oil prices that
A) increased production costs, causing firms to reorganize production to conserve energy, which reduced output per worker.
B) decreased production costs, causing firms to reorganize production to conserve energy, which reduced output per worker.
C) increased production costs, causing firms to reorganize production to conserve energy, which increased output per worker.
D) decreased production costs, causing firms to increase production, which reduced output per worker.
Answer: A) increased production costs, causing firms to reorganize production to conserve energy, which reduced output per worker.
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