Improvements in Human Capital and Education Played a Major Role

question 57

True/False

Improvements in human capital and education played a major role in the productivity improvements of the U.S.economy from 1995 to 2009.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The added expense incurred upon producing one further unit of a good or service.

Average Cost

The total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced, indicating the cost per unit of output.

Short-run Cost Function

A relationship between production cost and output level when one or more inputs are fixed, typically analyzing costs within a time frame that doesn't allow for all factors of production to be adjusted.

Long-run Cost Function

A representation of the total cost associated with the production of goods over time, taking into account all variable and fixed inputs.