Suppose a country imposes new restrictions on how many hours people can work. If these restrictions reduce the total number of hours worked in the economy, but all other factors that determine output are held fixed, then
a. productivity and output both rise.
b. productivity rises and output falls.
c. productivity falls and output rises.
d. productivity and output fall.
b
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a. after 2 units b. after 6 units c. after 3 units d. after 1 unit
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A) imports B) exports C) factor payments from foreigners D) transfer receipts
Why is microeconomic theory often referred to as price theory?
What will be an ideal response?
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