As women's wages have risen relative to men's wages, the opportunity cost to women of doing housework has ________ than has the opportunity cost to men

A) increased less
B) increased more
C) decreased more
D) decreased less


Answer: B

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Let L represent the number of workers hired by a firm, and let Q represent that firm's quantity of output. Assume two points on the firm's production function are (L = 12, Q = 122) and (L = 13, Q = 130). Then the marginal product of the 13th worker is

a. 8 units of output.
b. 10 units of output.
c. 122 units of output.
d. 132 units of output.

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Commercial bank reserves are typically less than 1 percent of total assets, however in 2013 bank reserves ________ because of ________

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a. Kelly has a comparative advantage in repairing cars and David has a comparative advantage in cooking meals. b. Kelly has an absolute advantage in repairing cars and David has an absolute advantage in cooking meals. c. Kelly has a comparative advantage in repairing cars and in cooking meals. d. David has an absolute advantage in repairing cars and in cooking meals.

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