Over the past year, productivity grew 1%, capital grew 2%, and labor grew 2%. If the elasticities of output with respect to capital and labor are 0.3 and 0.7, respectively, how much did output grow?

A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 3%
D. 4%


Answer: C

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