An increase in the productivity of labor induces
A. an increase in the cost of labor.
B. a firm to offer a higher wage for workers since the workers are now more productive.
C. an increase in the demand for labor.
D. a firm to hire fewer workers since fewer workers are needed with the increase in productivity.
Answer: C
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A) Sue will move upward along her demand curve for subs. B) Sue will move downward along her demand curve for subs. C) Sue's demand curve for subs will shift leftward. D) Sue's demand curve for subs will shift rightward.
Janis mows the lawn in 1 hour and types a paper in 1 hour. Kristen mows the lawn in 2 hours and types a paper in 1 hour. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Kristen has an absolute advantage in typing and a comparative advantage in mowing. b. Janis has an absolute advantage in both activities and a comparative advantage in typing. c. Janis has an absolute advantage in both activities and a comparative advantage in mowing. d. The opportunity cost of mowing the lawn is greater for Kristen than it is for Janis. e. Neither Janis nor Kristen would gain from specialization.
An automobile manufacturer imported equipment in order to produce a particular model at low cost. Falling demand, however, forced it to cease producing that model, and the company took a large loss because the equipment was not usable for producing other models. The equipment was characterized by:
a. locational specificity. b. dedicated specificity. c. human specificity. d. task specificity.
Figure 10-3
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In Figure 10-3, we would expect the aggregate supply curve in graph (b) to eventually
A. shift to the right, eliminating the recessionary gap. B. shift to the left, eliminating the inflationary gap. C. become steeper in the upper portion, eliminating the inflationary gap. D. become flatter in the upper portion, eliminating the recessionary gap.