Suppose than an economy has output Y = A , that Y equals $19 trillion, capital K is $27 trillion, and labor L is 125 million workers. Given this information, what is the closest approximation of total factor productivity A?
A) less than 0.01
B) around 0.25
C) roughly 0.33
D) close to 0.4
E) exactly 144
B
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A) zero pounds B) 80 million pounds C) 160 million pounds D) more than 160 million pounds E) more than 80 million pounds and less than 160 million pounds
In the United States, the bulk of health care spending is paid by health insurance companies
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In the text, when the Nick Rudd Ice Company starts as a monopoly and then finally faces competition from a new entering ice company, its
a. price falls, its economic profit falls, but its output increases b. price falls, its economic profit falls, and its ATC falls c. price falls, its economic profit falls, and it faces a more elastic demand curve d. price increases, its economic profit falls, and it faces a less elastic demand curve e. ATC falls, its economic profit falls, and it faces a less elastic demand curve
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A. less money is spent on special education and less is also spent on everything else. B. though more money is spent per student, an increasing share goes to non-instructional needs. C. more money is spent on special education and less is spent on everything else. D. more money is spent on non-instructional needs and less is spent on instruction.