Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 230

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A)The market for capital is unlike the market for labor because the rental price of capital is unaffected by the marginal product of capital, whereas the price of labor is affected by the marginal product of labor.
• B)The market for capital is unlike the market for labor because the purchase price of capital is unaffected by the marginal product of capital, whereas the price of labor is affected by the marginal product of labor.
• C)The market for capital is like the market for labor because the rental price of capital is affected by the marginal product of capital, and the price of labor is affected by the marginal product of labor.
• D)Neither the market for capital nor the market for labor is affected by the marginal product of capital or the marginal product of labor.

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Definitions:

Cumulative Distribution

A method of converting a frequency distribution of scores into increasing percentages as a function of the percentage of scores counted. A bar graph is often generated by placing the class interval scores along the x-axis and the cumulative percentages along the y-axis.

Frequency Polygon

A method of converting a frequency distribution of scores into a line graph. After combining scores by class interval, the class intervals are placed along the x-axis and the frequency of scores along the y-axis.

Positively Skewed Curve

A set of test scores in which the majority fall at the lower or negative end. It is said to be a positively skewed curve or distribution because a few “positive” or high-end scores have stretched or skewed the curve to the right.

Median

The middle value in a data set when it is arranged in ascending order, or the average of the two middle values if there is an even number of observations.