Which of the following does NOT help explain why pay should rise with age?

A. Many jobs require a learning curve that is often years long.
B. Workers tend to build firm-specific knowledge over time.
C. Reasoning abilities, mental speed, and memory improve as people age.
D. Experience improves performance.


Answer: C

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a. low interest elasticity of money demand. b. money demand to be highly interest elastic. c. money demand to be completely interest insensitive. d. None of the above

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Monopolistically competitive firms may not be able to produce goods at the lowest possible average cost. This statement is describing how monopolistically competitive firms might be _____.

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