Which scenario below most accurately describes the process by which a technological change can affect employment patterns across industries?
A) A technological advance makes it possible to produce more of good X with less labor. As a result, labor is released from producing good X. Some of this labor ends up producing goods Y and Z.
B) A technological advance makes it possible to produce less of good X with less labor. As a result, labor is released from producing good X. Some of this labor ends up producing good Y.
C) A technological advance makes it possible to produce more of good X with more labor. As a result, more labor is needed to produce good X. There is less labor available to produce goods Y and Z.
D) A technological advance makes it possible to produce more of good X with less labor. As a result, labor becomes more important to the production of good X. More labor ends up producing good X.
E) none of the above
A
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