An Advance in Technology Shifts the Production Function Upward and Shifts

question 309

Multiple Choice

An advance in technology shifts the production function upward and shifts the labor

• A) demand curve leftward.
• B) supply curve rightward.
• C) supply curve leftward.
• D) demand curve rightward.

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