Which of the Following Statements About Productivity in the Service

question 301

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about productivity in the service sector of the U.S. economy is most accurate?

• A) Productivity in the service sector has increased much more rapidly than productivity in the manufacturing sector.
• B) Improving productivity in the service sector is much less important than improving productivity in the manufacturing sector, because the service sector does not really produce anything.
• C) Productivity in the service sector is easier to measure than productivity in agriculture.
• D) Measures of productivity in the service sector do a poor job of taking quality improvements into account.

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Definitions:

Norms

Shared beliefs or standards that dictate the expected and acceptable behavior within a particular group or society.

Violated

Violated refers to the act of breaking or failing to comply with a rule, law, agreement, or expectation.

Culture

The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group.

Mores

are the accepted traditional customs, moral attitudes, or manners of a particular social group, which guide behaviors and can distinguish right from wrong.