If the wage rate paid to one form of labor is twice the cost of another form of labor, the first type of labor must be twice as productive

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True . Firms minimize cost by setting the ratio of marginal productivity per unit cost equally across all inputs. If one form of labor is twice as expensive as another, the firm will want the MP of the first type of labor to be twice that of the second.

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The figure below shows the market for computers in a small importing country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and supply curves of computers, respectively.The production effect of the tariff on computers is worth

A. $48 million. B. $44 million. C. $4 million. D. $8 million.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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

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