In the 1850s, the proportion of silver in the currency supply fell, and the proportion of gold rose. This is an illustration of :

a. the quantity theory of money.
b. Gresham's law.
c. Say's law.
d. the Walrasian auctioneer.
e. none of the above.


b. Gresham's law.

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The total output produced by a firm divided by the quantity of workers employed by the firm is the definition of

A) the marginal product of labor. B) the division of labor. C) the average product of labor. D) the average cost of production.

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