If an Improvement in the Quality of Education in the United

question 87

Multiple Choice

If an improvement in the quality of education in the United States increases the productivity of labor, this will

• A) increase aggregate demand and decrease aggregate supply.
• B) increase short-run aggregate supply and reduce aggregate demand.
• C) decrease aggregate demand and increase short-run aggregate supply.
• D) increase both long-run and short-run aggregate supply.

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Definitions:

Additive Tasks

Tasks in which group performance is dependent on the sum of the performance of individual group members.

Disjunctive Tasks

Tasks for which the group's performance is dependent on the performance of the best group member, often due to the task requiring a specialized skill or knowledge.

Conjunctive Tasks

Tasks that require the cooperation and effort of every member of a team, where the team's performance is determined by its weakest link.

Productivity

The efficiency of production of goods or services expressed by some measure, often evaluated as the output per unit of input.