An Advance in Technology Increases the Productivity of Labor

question 308

Multiple Choice

An advance in technology increases the productivity of labor. As a result, the nationʹs production function shifts __________and the__________ labor curve shifts rightward.

• A) upward; supply of
• B) downward; supply of
• C) upward; demand for
• D) downward; demand for

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Definitions:

Trimester

A period or term of three months, often used to divide the duration of pregnancy into thirds.

Nausea

A stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit, often a symptom of a variety of conditions.

Edema

Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in the body's tissues.

Trimester

One of the three approximately three-month periods into which pregnancy is divided.